Ottawa – Global Affairs Canada issued the following statement: “On December 22, 2024, the Government of the People’s Republic of China arbitrarily targeted two Canadian civil society organizations and twenty human rights campaigners with sanctions. “Global Affairs Canada expresses solidarity with the members of the Canadian Tibet Committee and the Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project and condemns the decision by the …
Ottawa – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has issued the following statement: “Canada deplores the decision by Hong Kong authorities to issue international bounties and cancel the passports of democracy activists and former Hong Kong lawmakers. Those targeted include Canadians and people with close ties to Canada. “This attempt by Hong Kong authorities to conduct transnational repression abroad, including …
Ottawa – Signatory countries in alphabetical order: Embassy of Canada responsible for Sudan, Embassy of Germany to Sudan, the British Office Sudan, said in a statement: “Members of the international donor community strongly believe that every child in Sudan has the right to access safe and equitable education opportunities. “We note that on 27 October 2024 the Sudanese Federal Ministry …
Warsaw – Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, concluded a successful visit to Latvia and Poland during which he met with Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members ahead of the holidays and held bilateral meetings with his counterparts. While in Latvia from December 15-17, Minister Blair visited Ādaži Military Base (Camp Ādaži), to thank CAF troops for their contributions in strengthening …
Ottawa – Canada continues to strengthen its partnership with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries by focusing on tackling the region’s key development challenges through education, technical and vocational training. Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, announced Canada’s intention to contribute up to $3 million to establish a Caribbean Future Skills Fund, to help build a workforce that can capitalize on technological …
Riga, Latvia – Recently, Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, held a bilateral meeting with the Minister for Defence of the Republic of Latvia, Andris Sprūds. The ministers discussed the close defence relationship between Canada and Latvia, based on our unwavering commitment to our shared values, the rules-based international order, and international security. Minister Blair reinforced Canada’s commitment to European and …
Warsaw – Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, held a bilateral meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Poland, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. Minister Blair expressed Canada’s gratitude for our positive and growing defence relationship with Poland, including our cooperation on providing military assistance to Ukraine, and strengthening deterrence and defence along the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) Eastern Flank. During …
Ottawa – Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that Canada is imposing new sanctions against Venezuelan officials under the Special Economic Measures (Venezuela) Regulations. These sanctions target five current or former senior officials of the Venezuelan government who have engaged in activities that directly or indirectly undermine democracy in Venezuela. All five individuals have been implicated in fraudulently declaring Nicolás Maduro …
Ottawa – The development of secure, sustainable North American supply chains requires close collaboration among like-minded partners. That is why Canada and the United States are strategically co-investing in important critical minerals projects in Canada and working to strengthen our supply chains. We are accelerating projects that will develop the critical minerals essential for continental and economic security, as well …
Ottawa- In a joint statement, foreign ministers of G7 countries condemned North Korea-Russia cooperation. They said: “We, the foreign ministers of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States, and the High Representative of the European Union condemn in the strongest possible terms the increasing military cooperation between the …
