Ottawa – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, today issued the following statement: “Canada welcomes the UN Security Council’s authorization for the use of the Bab al-Hawa border crossing in northwest Syria for six months. The Syrian cross-border mechanism is a …
Helsinki – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Pekka Haavisto, Finnish Minister of Foreign Affairs, during her trip to Helsinki, Finland. Minister Joly thanked Minister Haavisto for his country’s warm welcome. Minister Joly recognized Finland’s strong support of Ukraine and its people. Both ministers condemned Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine and agreed on the need for continued international …
Ottawa – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that she will be travelling to Finland, Germany and Belgium to coordinate with Canada’s partners on responses to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine. Canada is unwavering in our support of Ukraine and its people. We will continue to work together with our partners and Allies to impose severe …
