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“Recognizing their long history of friendship, like-mindedness, and close bilateral cooperation, Canada and Finland are establishing a foreign and security policy strategic partnership that reflects their mutual priorities and the evolving geopolitical landscape
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Today, the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Randeep Sarai, Secretary of State (International Development), and the Honourable Lena Metlege Diab, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, issued this statement.
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EU Commissioner for Crisis Management, Hadja Lahbib, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Spain, Jose Manuel Albares Bueno, Minister of International Development of Norway, Åsmund Aukrust, Minister for Africa of the United Kingdom, Lord Collins of Highbury, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Gabija Grigaitė-Daugirdė, Secretary of State for International Development of Canada, Randeep Sarai, State Secretary for Development of Denmark, Elsebeth Søndergaard Krone, State Secretary for International Development Cooperation of Sweden, Diana Janse, Undersecretary for Economic and Development Affairs of Estonia, Mariin Ratnik, Head of Swiss Humanitarian Aid, Deputy Director General of Swiss Development Cooperation, Dominik Stillhart, and 19 other donors (Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czechia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Japan, Latvia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia) join their voices for a humanitarian pause in El Fasher.
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Today, China announced a preliminary anti-dumping duty on imports of canola seed from Canada of 75.8%, which will enter into force on August 14, 2025. Canada is deeply disappointed with China’s decision to implement provisional anti-dumping duties in its self-initiated investigation into imports of canola seed from Canada.
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The humanitarian suffering in Gaza has reached unimaginable levels. Famine is unfolding before our eyes. Urgent action is needed now to halt and reverse starvation. Humanitarian space must be protected, and aid should never be politicised.
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Canada welcomes last week’s agreements between Armenia Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev.
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“Five years ago, the Lukashenko regime launched a brutal crackdown on peaceful protestors following the fraudulent 2020 presidential election in Belarus. We—Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom—stand united in condemning the ongoing repression and human rights violations.
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The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs; the Honourable Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade; and the Honourable Randeep Sarai, Secretary of State (International Development), alongside the Honourable Rebecca Alty, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations; the Honourable Rebecca Chartrand, Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs; and the Honourable Mandy Gull-Masty, Minister of Indigenous Services, issued the following statement today:
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“The Foreign Ministers of Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom strongly reject the decision of the Israeli Security Cabinet on August 8 to launch an additional large-scale military operation in Gaza. It will aggravate the catastrophic humanitarian situation, endanger the lives of the hostages, and further risk the mass displacement of civilians. The plans that the Government of Israel has announced risk violating international law. Any attempts at annexation or of settlement extension violate international law.
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Today, members of the G7 RRM (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union) as well as G7 RRM associate members (Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden) issued the following statement:
