Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland cautioned the Trump administration Friday against seeking to leverage the pending extradition of Chinese technology executive Meng Wanzhou.

“Canada understands the rule of law and extradition ought not ever to be politicized or used as tools to resolve other issues,” she told reporters after meeting with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Michael (Mike) Richard PompeoTreasury sanctions individuals, groups tied to Russian malign influence activities Navalny released from hospital after suspected poisoning Overnight Defense: Pentagon redirects pandemic funding to defense contractors | US planning for full Afghanistan withdrawal by May | Anti-Trump GOP group puts ads in military papers MORE and Secretary of Defense James Mattis James Norman MattisBiden courts veterans amid fallout from Trump military controversies Trump says he wanted to take out Syria's Assad but Mattis opposed it Gary Cohn: 'I haven't made up my mind' on vote for president in November MORE.

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Her comments referred to President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE’s suggestion this week he may get involved in Meng’s case if it would improve negotiations with China over Washington and Beijing’s trade war.

“Whatever’s good for this country, I would do,” Trump said Tuesday. “If I think it’s good for what will be certainly the largest trade deal ever made — which is a very important thing — what’s good for national security — I would certainly intervene if I thought it was necessary.”

Meng, the CFO of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, was arrested earlier this month by Canadian authorities and faces extradition to the U.S. She has been accused of violating trade sanctions against Iran.

Meng was granted bail on Tuesday by a Canadian judge and will remain in Canada while she faces extradition proceedings.

“The detention of Ms. Meng was not a political decision on Canada's part,” Freeland said. “For Canada, this is a question of living up to our international treaty obligations and following the rule of law.”

China has retaliated by arresting two Canadian citizens, raising concerns that the issue could boil over into a larger diplomatic row. Pompeo called on China to release the two prisoners, calling the arrests “unacceptable” and “unlawful.”