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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement: “Today, Canada marks the 35th anniversary of the violent crackdown in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989, against unarmed and peaceful citizens, many of whom were students.
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As a founding member and leading contributor and host country to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Canada is proud to support the crucial role the organization plays to ensure people around the world can enjoy safe, secure, sustainable, inclusive, accessible and reliable air transport.
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During their meeting, the Ministers, ICAO Council President Sciacchitano and ICAO Secretary General Salazar acknowledged that this year marks the 80th anniversary of the signing of the Chicago Convention, ICAO’s founding document.
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“The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom, the High Representative of the European Union, and the Secretary of State of the United States of America affirm that the recent sanctions designations by each of our governments represent a coordinated effort to hold the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Russia to account and to impose costs on actors and entities involved in the unlawful transfer of arms from the DPRK to Russia for use in attacking Ukraine.
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Yesterday, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Jan Lipavský, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, in Prague, to reaffirm Canada and Czechia’s strong partnership and exchange on geopolitical challenges.
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At a time when the world faces geopolitical and economic uncertainty, Canada and Sweden, two like-minded and trusted partners, are deepening relations to advance shared priorities for the benefit of our people and in the interest of global stability.
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Global Affairs Canada today issued the following statement on the verdict on the “Hong Kong 47” trial: “Canada is deeply concerned at the guilty verdicts handed down in the National Security Law (NSL) mass trial of 47 pro-democracy politicians and advocates known as the "Hong Kong 47” or “NSL 47.
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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement: “On behalf of the Government of Canada, I commend the Transitional Presidential Council (TPC) for the nomination of the new Prime Minister-designate of Haiti and for moving toward achieving this important transition of power.
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“For more than 75 years, United Nations peacekeepers have deployed to countries as diverse as Côte d’Ivoire, El Salvador, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (now North Macedonia) and Timor Leste to act in the service of peace. Since 1948, more than 4,370 peacekeepers have died in service, including more than 120 Canadians."
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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she will visit Sweden on May 29, 2024, for high-level bilateral meetings, then Czechia, from May 30 to 31, to attend an informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers.
