The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will visit Brussels, Milan and Berlin from December 4 to 8, 2018, to attend a series of international meetings and events.
Global Affairs of Canada today issued the following statement at the close of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons’ (OPCW’s) Fourth Review Conference of the Chemical Weapons Convention
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development, today issued the following statement: “We have made tremendous progress in the global fight against HIV/AIDS. Since 2005 we have nearly cut in half the number of people dying because of AIDS, and we have dramatically increased the number of people living with HIV on treatment.
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today welcomed the signing of a new agreement to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement between Canada, the United States and Mexico. The new agreement will support good, middle class jobs in Canada; strengthen economic ties between the three countries; and contribute to North America’s global competitiveness.
We, the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, express our utmost concern about Russia's actions against Ukraine in the Kerch Strait and surrounding waters, which have dangerously raised tensions. There is no justification for Russia’s use of military force against Ukrainian ships and naval personnel.
Effective immediately, Canada is imposing sanctions pursuant to the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act against 17 Saudi nationals believed to be responsible for or complicit in the extrajudicial killing of Jamal Khashoggi that took place at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, on October 2, 2018.
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced targeted sanctions under the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act against 17 Saudi nationals linked to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
The Government of Canada is committed to expanding market access for Canadian manufacturers and exporters through trade deals and programs that unlock opportunities overseas.