Naples – Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, concluded a successful visit to Europe where he participated in a meeting of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defence Ministers as well as the first-ever G7 Defence Ministers’ Meeting (DMM). During the NATO DMM meeting from October 17 to 18, hosted by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Minister Blair announced a commitment of …
Frankfurt, Germany – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces The Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, will visit the Republic of Korea from September 8 to 12, 2024, and then visit Japan from September 12 to 14, 2024. These are Minister Blair’s first visits to the Republic of Korea and Japan as Minister of National Defence. In the Republic …
Ottawa – “We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the High Representative of the European Union, condemn in the strongest terms North Korea’s December 18 (local time) launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), following four previous ICBM launches this year as well as other launches using ballistic missile technology. …
Fukuoka – Canada’s Summer McIntosh, 16 was able to retain her world title in the women’s 200-metre butterfly final at World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. She finished in two minutes, 4.06 seconds, and set a new world junior record. Australian Elizabeth Dekkers won silver in 2:05.46, and American Regan Smith got bronze in 2:06.58.
Auckland – In Auckland, New Zealand, Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, concluded her participation in the seventh Commission meeting of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) hosted by New Zealand. Minister Ng and her CPTPP partners welcomed the United Kingdom as the newest member of the agreement. As Canada’s …
Ottawa – We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, condemn in the strongest terms North Korea’s brazen launch of another Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) conducted on July 12, 2023, following the launch using ballistic missile technology conducted on May 31, …
Ottawa – Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, today concluded a trip to Varanasi, India, where from June 11 to 13, 2023, he took part in the G20 Development Ministers’ Meeting and visited Canada’s High Commission in India. With the theme of “One Earth, One Family, One Future,” the development ministers …
Hiroshima – The G7 Leaders’ Summit in Hiroshim, Japan has ended and Prime Minister Justine Trudeau said he is “on our way back home, but we’re not done working with partners from around the world. We’ll continue to do that – to make your life more affordable, to create good jobs for Canadians, and to build a clean economy and …
Ottawa – Strong and effective relationships with international partners help Canada learn from others and advance innovative, transformative, and compassionate solutions on shared global health priorities. From May 13-14, Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, met with G7 partners to consider important global health issues. Health Ministers discussed pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response; how to achieve more resilient, equitable and sustainable universal …
Ottawa – The Group of Creditors of Ukraine gave the following statement: The representatives of the Group of Creditors of Ukraine held a meeting on 23 March 2023, in the presence of representatives of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, to provide financing assurances to support the approval by the IMF Executive Board of the envisaged IMF programme …
