GEOFF BENNETT: Canada's Foreign Minister# Anita Anand visited Washington today to## meet with Secretary of State Marco Rubio,# as President Trump spoke with Canadian## Prime Minister Mark Carney about the two# countries' ongoing trade negotiations.

The U.S.-Canada relationship, for# decades a symbol of stability,## has been rockier under President Trump, who# has joked about making Canada the 51st state.

But Anand said today's conversation with Rubio## was positive, and spoke to Nick# Schifrin, who's here with me now.

NICK SCHIFRIN: Geoff, we discussed# the trade negotiation that you just## mentioned after President Trump earlier# this month raised tariffs on Canada on## goods that are not covered by USMCA,# the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement.

We talked about Haiti, where the U.S. and# Canada are trying to develop a new path forward## to try and bring stability.

But we began with# Ukraine, where Anand believes recent diplomacy## represents a new opportunity for peace.

ANITA ANAND, Canadian Foreign Minister: The## meeting of the European leaders# on Monday with President Trump## does present a renewed approach to seeking peace.

Our chiefs of defense staff are meeting, including# Canada's, Jennie Carignan, and that is the work## that the military leaders are doing right# now.

So, yes, this is a different moment.

NICK SCHIFRIN: So, as you# point out, President Trump## has made positive statements this week about# guaranteeing Ukraine's long-term security.

Earlier this year, he was much# more skeptical.

At this point,## do you believe the U.S. will help deliver# the kind of security guarantee that Ukraine## says it needs?

Or will it be minimal, as Vice# President Vance publicly suggested last night?

ANITA ANAND: The question of how# a security guarantee or guarantees## will be implemented needs to be fleshed# out.

There needs to be meat on the bones.

NICK SCHIFRIN: And do you think the# United States at this point is committed?

ANITA ANAND: From the words that we# heard on Monday and then certainly in## my conversations thereafter, I believe that# we will all be at the table in that regard.

NICK SCHIFRIN: Let me talk about the# larger U.S.-Canada relationship.

Of## course, most Canadians still offended,## angered by President Trump's 51st state# comments mostly earlier this year.

DONALD TRUMP, President of the United# States: I think Canada is going to be## a very serious contender to be our 51st state.

NICK SCHIFRIN: When it comes# to the military, Prime Minister## Carney announced a review of Canada's $27# billion deal to buy more than 80 F-35s,## suggesting that, after an initial delivery,# he might look to other countries' planes.

Are you withholding that agreement because# something in the U.S.-Canada relationship is## leading you to think, ah, I can't trust the# United States when it comes to the F-35s?

ANITA ANAND: So it's somewhat inaccurate# to simply move directly into the F-35 issue## without taking a step back to say,# what is this relationship all about?

In every relationship, there are hills and# there are valleys.

And what we are doing as## diplomats and as countries is to see through the# valleys to ensure that we walk this road together.

NICK SCHIFRIN: Do you describe today as a valley?

ANITA ANAND: Today was# definitely a positive moment.## My conversation with Secretary Rubio# was, I will say, collaborative,## cooperative, focused on areas that we will# continue to dialogue and work together.

NICK SCHIFRIN: With all due respect,## let me ask the question again.

.. ANITA ANAND: Canada's commitment to the F-35# deal has been very well-thought-out and very## well-reasoned and will continue to ensure that# the Canadian armed forces are well-equipped.

And, certainly, interoperability is one of the# most important aspects of that acquisition.

NICK SCHIFRIN: Let me ask about the larger# trade relationship right now.

Of course,## earlier this month, on the August 1 deadline,# President Trump raised some tariff rates from## 25 to 35 percent, although there# are a lot of exceptions to that.

But is the Canadian government today# committed to making a trade deal with## the U.S. even if there is a blanket# tariff on all goods indefinitely?

Or## are you holding out?

Will you refuse a deal# until you can remove some of those tariffs?

ANITA ANAND: We need to take a step back,# because we have the USMCA that is in place## that governs approximately 75 percent# of the trade between our two countries.

NICK SCHIFRIN: The president# raised tariffs on non-USMCA goods.

ANITA ANAND: And when I say 75 percent or more of## the goods that are traded between our two# countries, that's a significant percentage.

And the trade relationship, therefore, is# stronger than is often depicted.

I will say,## though, that steel and aluminum in Canada,# for example, are being hit very hard, as are## other sectors.

The auto sector is another one.# Lumber is another one.

So, yes, we have concerns.

NICK SCHIFRIN: And you mentioned USMCA.# Next year, there will be a renegotiation... ANITA ANAND: A review.

NICK SCHIFRIN: ..... NICK SCHIFRIN: OK.

But does that me.. ANITA ANAND: Of course we would like# to have the USMCA govern all sectors,## the way it has been since it# was put into place in 2018.

But are we going to sign on to a deal that# isn't the best possible deal for Canadians,## Canadian workers, Canadian businesses?

That's not# the approach that Prime Minister Carney is taking.

NICK SCHIFRIN: Let me move to the Middle# East.

Canada and other countries have vowed## to recognize Palestine next month# during the U.N. General Assembly.

Today, the U.S. ambassador to Israel,# Mike Huckabee, made this argument,## that your move takes Palestinians --# quote -- "further away from a state"## and your announcement was part of the reason# that Hamas dug in at the negotiating table.## Do you believe in any way that your# announcement has somehow backfired?

ANITA ANAND: Canada's intention to recognize# Palestine is based on our view that,## in order to maintain a two-state# solution as a viable policy outcome,## countries need to step forward and declare# their intention to recognize Palestine.

NICK SCHIFRIN: And is it conditional?

ANITA ANAND: And that is not at .. the security of either party# in the two-state solution.

And I have been having weekly calls with the# Palestinian Authority to ensure that they have## a road map forward for the commitments that they# made relating to democratization in Palestine,## demilitarization in Palestine, ensuring# that there is a viable Palestinian state.

NICK SCHIFRIN: Is your announcement# at all conditional on steps either## the P.A.

will take in the next couple of# weeks before the U.N. General Assembly## or in fact Israel might take when it# comes to the cease-fire negotiations?

ANITA ANAND: So, the announcement was predicated## on the work that the Palestinian# Authority said that it w.. NICK SCHIFRIN: And, finally, I know# that you and Secretary Rubio also## discussed Haiti today.

In fact, that was one# of the main points that you discussed today.

Is there a new road map or is there a new# vision for bringing security to Haiti?

ANITA ANAND: While we are both very grateful to# Kenya for leading the multicountry mission there,## there is a need to reexamine how stability can be# achieved in Port-au-Prince Haiti more generally.

Let's try to involve the United Nations.# Let's work on establishing a tangible presence## for the United Nations in Haiti so that we# can be delivering outcomes at scale.

And the## United Nations has that infrastructure# to do things like open bank accounts,## to set up offices, to have a place of employment# for people who can be working on the ground.

How do we ensure that this is# going to be a solution or at least## an option that stands the test of time?

NICK SCHIFRIN: Madam Foreign# Minister, thank you very much.

ANITA ANAND: Thank you very much.