During his trip to the other Group of Eight countries, Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori met with Prime Minister Jean Chretien of Canada in the Parliament building, in Ottawa. The two leaders confirmed that they would build on the September 1999 visit to Japan of "Team Canada," led by Prime Minister Chretien, to achieve still closer bilateral relations. They also agreed to cooperate to ensure the success of the July G8 Kyushu-Okinawa Summit.