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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pledged to work with the UK to achieve a smooth transition to a UK-Canada free trade agreement as Britain prepares to leave the European Union, a Downing Street representative said on Friday.

Trudeau and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke on Friday and will be meeting at the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, in August, Downing Street said. (Reporting by Sathvik N in Bengaluru Editing by Leslie Adler)