Ottawa – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced about the visit of President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier from April 23 to 26, 2023. He is joined by Mrs Elke Büdenbender. During their visit, the President and Mrs Büdenbender will visit Ottawa, Ontario, Vancouver, British Columbia, and Yellowknife and Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories. The President will be joined by ministers, Members of Parliament …
Ottawa – Global Affairs Canada today issued the following statement: “The situation in Sudan has rapidly deteriorated making it impossible to safeguard the safety and security of our staff in Khartoum. “After consulting with Canada’s Ambassador to Sudan, the decision has been made to temporarily suspend our operations in Sudan. Canadian diplomats will temporarily work from a safe location outside …
Ottawa – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the President and Chief Executive Officer of the US Chamber of Commerce, Suzanne Clark. Building on President Biden’s successful visit to Canada last month, the Prime Minister and Ms. Clark discussed ongoing efforts to grow our economies and create good, middle-class jobs in both countries. Prime Minister Trudeau and Ms. Clark also …
Ottawa – Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, yesterday met with Liesje Schreinemacher, the Netherlands’ Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation. Minister Ng thanked Minister Schreinemacher for advancing ratification of the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) in the Netherlands and highlighted how CETA has been a game changer for Canadian …
Sapporo – Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, have concluded this year’s G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy, and Environment, which took place in Sapporo, Japan, from April 15–16. The Ministers came to champion increased ambition on climate action, nature protection, and pollution reduction, while at the same time advancing global …
Seoul – Canada and the Republic of Korea (Korea), in this year of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations, reaffirm their strong and historic relations and steadfast friendship. The two countries also commit to supporting the rules-based international order and realizing the full potential of their relationship. Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has concluded her successful April 13 to …
Washington – Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, issued the following statement: “Today I chaired the first in-person meeting of the “Five Finance Ministers” hosted at the US Treasury, which included my counterparts from Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. We discussed how best to collectively respond to economic coercion, including how we …
Washington – Statement by Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Canada, on behalf of Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Ireland, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines The most pressing threat to the global economy remains Russia’s illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In addition to …
Ottawa – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will visit the Republic of Korea (Korea) from April 13 to 15, 2023, to strengthen bilateral relations, and to Japan, from April 16 to 18, to participate in the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. In Seoul, Korea, Minister Joly, building on her recent visit in October 2022 and the launch of Canada’s Indo-Pacific …
Ottawa – Canada has welcomed Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. Speaking on this occasion, Melanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, said: “Together, Canada and Ukraine are working to limit Putin’s war chest and to bring back peace and stability to Eastern Europe. Canadians and Ukrainians alike can trust that Canada will always stand with Ukraine. Se also singed a Youth …
