Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office says he and U.S. President Donald Trump directed their teams to conclude work on making “material progress” on steel, aluminum and energy trade in “the coming weeks” after their meeting in Washington.

Wednesday’s readout of Carney’s visit to the U.S. capital came after Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, who accompanied Carney and is leading the U.S. trade negotiations, told reporters Tuesday that the goal was to “quickly land deals” on those sectors that have been hit by tariffs.

“The Prime Minister and the President welcomed the progress achieved to date in building a new economic and security relationship between their nations,” the readout from Carney’s office said.

“The leaders identified opportunities for material progress in trade

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