Parliamentary Secretary Oliphant to travel to the Republic of Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina
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July 7, 2025 - Ottawa, Ontario - Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that the Honourable Robert Oliphant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will visit the Republic of Moldova, as well as Bosnia and Herzegovina, from July 8 to 12, 2025.
In Chișinău, Moldova, Parliamentary Secretary Oliphant will meet with senior government officials and parliamentarians, as well as with representatives from international organizations, to explore ways for Canada and Moldova to further cooperate on security and stability in the Euro-Atlantic region.
Parliamentary Secretary Oliphant will then travel to Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he will meet with senior officials to discuss ways for Canada to continue to support Bosnia and Herzegovina’s institutional reform efforts and Euro-Atlantic integration. He will also attend a commemorative event marking the 30th anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, during which over 8,000 Bosniak men and boys were killed by Bosnian Serb forces.
Quick facts
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Canada and the Republic of Moldova established diplomatic relations on February 20, 1992, and celebrated their 30th anniversary of bilateral relations in 2022.
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The Parliament of Canada designated July 11 as Srebrenica Remembrance Day in 2010. In May 2024, Canada co-sponsored a UN General Assembly resolution, advanced by Germany and Rwanda on behalf of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to designate July 11 as International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica, which was adopted by the
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