“Today, Canada reflects on the genocide of more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys and the displacement of over 20,000 women and children, who were forcibly expelled from their homes by Bosnian Serb forces in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
“We, the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States and the High Representative of the European Union, join the UN and the European Union in condemning the announcement by Finance Minister of Israel Smotrich that five outposts are to be legalized in the West Bank..."
Christopher Duggan (BA Hons [International Development Studies and Earth Sciences], Dalhousie University, 1999; MA [Public Policy and Administration—International Stream], Carleton University, 2002) joined the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in 2002.
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced today that she will participate in the 75th anniversary Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Washington, D.C., from July 9 to 11, 2024, alongside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence.
At the start of what is predicted to be a devastating hurricane season, Canada is providing support to the Caribbean Region in the wake of Hurricane Beryl.
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, today announced that she will visit Athens, Greece, and Rome, Italy, from July 11 to 15, 2024, to deepen bilateral relations and promote trade and investment in those countries. She will also participate in the G7 Ministerial Meeting on Trade, to be held in Villa San Giovanni and Reggio Calabria, Italy, from July 16 to 17.
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today met with the Right Honourable David Lammy, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom.