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Canada is a trading nation and a strong proponent of the international rules-based multilateral trading system, with the World Trade Organization (WTO) at its core. Multilateralism is essential in achieving a strong, sustainable and inclusive global economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she is hosting Jeppe Kofod, the Kingdom of Denmark’s Minister of Foreign Affairs; Múte B. Egede, Greenland’s Prime Minister; and Vivian Motzfeldt, Greenland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Business and Trade, in Ottawa from June 14 to 15, 2022.
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The new agreement between Canada and the Kingdom of Denmark, together with Greenland, resolves the long-standing dispute over sovereignty of Tartupaluk/Hans Island by creating a land boundary. It also modernizes the 1973 boundary within 200 nautical miles and establishes the maritime boundary in the Lincoln Sea. It further establishes a boundary on the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles in the Labrador Sea. See the map below.
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Today, Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, and Jeppe Kofod, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, along with Múte B. Egede, Prime Minister of Greenland, signed an agreement in Ottawa resolving outstanding boundary issues over Tartupaluk (Hans Island); the maritime boundary on the continental shelf within 200 nautical miles, including the Lincoln Sea; and the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles in the Labrador Sea.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
“Canada and the Kingdom of Denmark together with Greenland are close, like-minded partners committed to democratic principles, including the rule of law and gender equality. We work closely to support multilateralism and the rules-based international order, to protect human rights, minorities, Indigenous peoples and to safeguard democracy.”
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At the meeting, Minister Ng and Minister Boissonnault reiterated Canada’s commitment to working with OECD members to address the economic and trade impacts of Russia’s unjustifiable, unprovoked, and illegal invasion of Ukraine. They encouraged international partners to maintain open and predictable agricultural markets and trade to ensure food security for Ukraine.
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Canada, and the Republic of Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, and the Republic of Panama, members of the Alliance for Development in Democracy (ADD) confirm our shared commitment to establish a strategic dialogue to ensure continued collaboration on advancing inclusive economic growth and strengthening democracy in the hemisphere. This is in line with the December 11 Declaration by the President of the Alliance at Puerto Plata on the need for Ministers from the Alliance to engage priorities at highest level with strategic partners.
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Mélanie Joly, Secretary of Foreign Relations of Mexico Marcelo Ebrard Casaubón, and Secretary of State of the United States of America Antony Blinken, today issued the following joint statement:
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Janice Gross Stein is the Belzberg professor of conflict management in the Department of Political Science of, and the founding director of, the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto. She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and an honorary foreign member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She was awarded the Molson Prize by the Canada Council for an outstanding contribution by a social scientist to public debate. Her research focuses on the intersection of geo-strategy and public policy. She has received honorary doctor of law degrees from universities in Canada and abroad, and she is a member of the Order of Canada and the Order of Ontario.
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As a Pacific nation, Canada recognizes that the Indo-Pacific region is critically important for the long-term prosperity, health and security of Canadians.
