| Global Affairs Canada | statements
Canada unequivocally condemns North Korea’s latest launch of short-range ballistic missiles. This most recent provocative act by North Korea, coupled with the launches of short-range ballistic missiles on two occasions in May, and again on July 25, risks undermining the diplomatic process under way since 2018.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced she will participate in the annual Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Canada Post-Ministerial Conference and the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) meetings in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 1 and 2, 2019.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
Following the successful Canada-EU Summit on July 17-18, 2019, leaders from Canada and the EU reaffirmed a shared commitment to the rules-based international order and to preserve and safeguard a functioning WTO dispute settlement system.
| Global Affairs Canada | backgrounders
The Government of Canada selected the following projects as a result of a call for proposals that ended on March 29, 2018. Canada’s announcement of $21 million in funding to trusted development partners will help promote the civil and political rights of women in Pakistan.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Women around the world should participate actively in their countries’ democratic processes. That is why the Government of Canada is working to promote civil and political rights.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Canada and the United States are steadfast allies and enjoy a trading relationship that supports millions of jobs and economic growth in both countries.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
Canadian short-term election observers and Lloyd Axworthy arrive in Ukraine in advance of parliamentary elections
| Global Affairs Canada | backgrounders
The Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) gives companies based in Canada unprecedented access to 28 countries, more than half a billion consumers and a $24-trillion market.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
There has never been a better time to diversify Canada’s trade and investment opportunities. With trade deals such as the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), Canadian exporters gain preferential access to the EU’s more than 500 million consumers.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Canada is committed to protecting freedom of religion or belief around the world. Today, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that Rob Oliphant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will visit Washington, D.C, to represent Canada at the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom on July 17 and 18, 2019.
