WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The White House said Tuesday U.S. President Barack Obama congratulated Canadian Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau on his Liberal Party's victory in the elections.

    In a telephone conversation, the two leaders "agreed on the importance of deepening the already strong United States-Canada relationship and committed to strengthening the countries' joint efforts to promote trade, combat terrorism, and mitigate climate change," the White House said in a statement.

    The Canadian Liberal Party, under the leadership of Justin Trudeau, on Monday defeated the ruling Conservative Party headed by the incumbent Prime Minister Stephen Harper to win the 42th federal parliamentary election in 2015 with 184 of 338 seats.

    Obama and Trudeau noted the "successful conclusion" of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations and the need to move forward with implementing the high standards of the agreement, said the statement.

    The TPP talks involve Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the U.S. and Vietnam.

    The two leaders also pledged to work together to achieve an "ambitious and durable" global climate agreement in Paris in December, according to the statement.