Ottawa – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, earlier announced that Pam Damoff, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Consular Affairs), will travel to Costa Rica for an official consular relations and bilateral visit.
During the trip, she has engaged with government officials and regional and international partners on several shared global priorities, such as irregular migration and refugees, security, human rights, arbitrary detention in state-to-state relations and gender equality. Two of the government officials she met are Lydia María Peralta Cordero, Costa Rica’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Angie Cruickshank, Ombudsperson of Costa Rica.
Parliamentary Secretary Damoff also met with representatives of non-governmental organizations, local authorities and Canadian expatriates to discuss key initiatives in high-tourism areas of Costa Rica. These include collaboration to enhance the safety and security of Canadians when they travel or reside there, such as supporting victims of sexual and gender-based violence.
“Canada values our strong relationship with Costa Rica. I am looking forward to a productive visit engaging with government officials and representatives of civil society organizations to discuss how we can strengthen our work together on shared priorities. Canada is dedicated to the safety of Canadians abroad and to increasing stability and prosperity in the Americas.” – Pam Damoff, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Consular Affairs)