Ottawa – Global Affairs Canada issued the following statement on the parliamentary election in Georgia: “As a friend, partner and longstanding supporter of Georgia, Canada notes the official results of the October 26, 2024, parliamentary election as announced by the country’s central election commission. “However, Canada is concerned with widespread acts of voter intimidation, vote buying and other election day …
Ottawa – Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, said three years after the “Taliban’s takeover, Afghanistan’s progress on democracy, human rights, and education has eroded, especially for women and girls. Canada is committed to advocating for peace and security in Afghanistan while delivering aid to the region’s most vulnerable. We will continue supporting the people of Afghanistan to meet their …
Ottawa – Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, has announced that Canada will welcome European Union (EU) leaders to St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, for the 19th Canada-EU Leaders’ Summit, which will run from November 23 to 24, 2023. Prime Minister Trudeau will host the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der …
Ottawa – Canada is deeply concerned by the rapid increase in humanitarian needs arising from the crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh that has forced more than 70,000 people to flee to Armenia since last week, a number that is increasing daily. Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, and Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that Canada has provided $2.5 million in …
Latvia – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau along with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Latvian Prime Minister Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš toured military exercises outside the capital as part of Operation Reassurance. He said: “As Russia continues its unwarranted and unjustifiable attacks on Ukraine, Canada is standing united with our European allies in supporting Ukraine and the Ukrainian people, as well …
Ottawa – Maninder Sidhu, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, is travelling to Trinidad and Tobago and to Guyana from July 2 to 7, 2023. During his visit to Trinidad and Tobago, Parliamentary Secretary Sidhu will represent Canada at the opening ceremony of the 45th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community …
Ottawa – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced earlier that Robert Oliphant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will attend Commonwealth Week events in London, United Kingdom, from March 12 to 17. On March 13, Parliamentary Secretary Oliphant attended events to commemorate Commonwealth Day and to mark the 10th anniversary of the Commonwealth Charter, a landmark document …
