Pretoria – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today concluded a successful trip to Côte d’Ivoire and South Africa from August 19 to 22, 2024. In Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, Minister Joly met with the Vice-President, Tiémoko Meyliet Koné, and highlighted the friendship between Côte d’Ivoire and Canada as well as the commercial exchanges and people-to-people ties that make both countries …
Abidjan – Melanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, on behalf of Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, announced additional funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) for mpox response in Africa. Canada is currently supporting the WHO’s response to the current mpox outbreak in Africa through a $2 million contribution to its Contingency Fund for Emergencies. Today’s announcement builds on …
Ottawa – Canada has been actively reviewing its approach, in line with the feminist foreign policy and feminist international assistance policy, to engaging with African countries and institutions to build stronger, expanded and more visible partnerships. Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, and Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, …
Ottawa – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has announced that Canada is imposing sanctions against ten individuals and six entities under the Special Economic Measures (Belarus) Regulations. These persons are sanctioned on the fourth anniversary of the fraudulent presidential elections in Belarus, in response to their involvement in ongoing and systematic human rights abuses in Belarus and support for …
Ottawa – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, had announced that Robert Oliphant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, is visiting Namibia and Zambia. In Windhoek, Namibia, Parliamentary Secretary Oliphant will engage with senior government officials on shared priorities, including creating opportunities for young people, achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, mining responsibly and building supply chains for …
Ottawa – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, issued the following statement: “Canada condemns the human rights violations, as well as the acts of violence that are occurring following the presidential elections and calls for the immediate release of the arbitrarily arrested, imprisoned or detained individuals. Citizens cannot be target of repression or reprisal for exercising their democratic rights. “The …
Halifax – Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, announced on behalf of Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, that Canada and the United States have concluded substantive negotiations for a Technology Safeguards Agreement (TSA). The Canada-United States TSA, upon its entry into force, will establish the legal and technical …
Ottawa – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, earlier announced that Pam Damoff, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Consular Affairs), will travel to Costa Rica for an official consular relations and bilateral visit. During the trip, she has engaged with government officials and regional and international partners on several shared global priorities, such as irregular migration and …
Tokyo – Since the elevation of Canada’s Strategic Partnership with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in September 2023, Canada has increased its diplomatic and political engagement across the Asean region, demonstrating its value and concrete commitment as an active and reliable partner to Asean. Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, visited Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Laos) to …
Tokyo – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, is visiting Japan. In Tokyo, Minister Joly met Japan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, KAMIKAWA Yoko, to discuss progress made under the Canada-Japan Action Plan for contributing to a free and open Indo-Pacific region. They explored ways to strengthen political and economic ties, as well as highlight priorities for Canada’s upcoming G7 presidency in …
