The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Robert Oliphant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will represent Canada at the Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa, from November 27 and 28, 2023.
“Today, we sadly recall the violent terrorist attacks that unfolded over four tragic days in November 2008 in several locations across Mumbai. Hundreds of innocent people lost their lives and many more were injured. Two Canadians were killed during the attack..."
“Today, as the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence international campaign begins, we are reaffirming Canada’s unwavering commitment to eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls..."
Officials from Global Affairs Canada will offer a background briefing following the release of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) dairy tariff rate quotas Panel decision.
“Canada is very pleased with the dispute settlement panel’s findings, with all outcomes clearly in favour of Canada. This is good news for Canada's dairy industry and our system of supply management...”
“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, condemn in the strongest terms North Korea’s launch using ballistic missile technology conducted on November 21, 2023."
Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, reaffirmed Canada’s ongoing support of Ukraine as she joined Taras Kachka, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine and Trade Representative of Ukraine, in a discussion at the 2023 Rebuild Ukraine Business Conference in Toronto.
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, and, Her Excellency Battsetseg Batmunkh, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, today issued the following joint statement: “Today, Canada and Mongolia reaffirm their strong bilateral relations, as Minister Battsetseg pays an official visit to Canada at the invitation of Minister Joly. This is the first visit by a Mongolian Foreign Minister to Canada in 25 years.
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement: “On the Kimberley Process’s twentieth anniversary year, Canada, a founding member of the Kimberley Process, remains committed to this forum as a means of breaking the link between conflict and diamonds.”
“Canada strongly condemns the extremist settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank and is also gravely concerned by reports of Palestinian communities being forcibly removed from their lands in the West Bank.