The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that he will attend a virtual G20 Foreign Ministers’ Extraordinary Meeting on September 3, 2020.
Canada is deeply troubled by new reports from experts in Germany who concluded that Alexei Navalny, a prominent political opposition figure in Russia, was poisoned by a nerve agent of the Novichok group like the one used in the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury, UK in March 2018.
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement: “As a close friend of the Lebanese people, Canada commemorates 100 years since the founding of modern Lebanon. While this is a significant occasion worth celebrating, it also marks a turning point for the country.
Canada and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) enjoy a strong and comprehensive bilateral relationship, underpinned by over 40 years of economic, security and political cooperation.
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, will virtually co-host the 9th Annual consultations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Ministers with Canada, along with Vietnam’s Minister of Industry and Trade, Tran Tuan Anh.
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met today with U.K. Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and First Secretary of State, Dominic Raab.
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs will hold a media teleconference from Beirut, Lebanon to update the media on his visit.
Canadians have shown time and again how generous they can be in times of need. This willingness to help when a crisis strikes is why the Government of Canada announced that it would match donations made by individuals to help the Lebanese people following the devastating explosion in Beirut on August 4.