| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she will welcome Battsetseg Batmunkh, Mongolia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, to Ottawa on November 20, 2023.
| Global Affairs Canada | readouts
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Antony Blinken, United States Secretary of State, spoke on Friday November 17 to discuss the Israel-Hamas conflict.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
“In these proceedings, The Gambia alleges violations of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Genocide Convention). It argues that Myanmar’s security forces perpetrate widespread and systemic “clearance operations” against the Rohingya, and that “genocidal acts committed during these operations were intended to destroy the Rohingya as a group..."
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
“Since at least 2011, countless victims in Syria have been tortured, murdered, sexually assaulted, and forcibly disappeared. Twelve years on, these heinous human rights violations persist. Today, the International Court of Justice recognized the urgency of the situation and the irreparable harm caused by Syria’s recurring use of torture and other ill-treatment against its people..."
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
While at APEC, Minister Ng highlighted Canada’s commitment to deepen its engagement across the Indo-Pacific by continuing to work closely with APEC economies to ensure strong, sustainable, and inclusive growth that creates good jobs and opportunities for businesses on both sides of the Pacific...
| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, will be in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, to announce the Government of Canada’s support towards a proposed green hydrogen / green ammonia plant in Cape Breton.
| Global Affairs Canada | backgrounders
Sarah Taylor (BA Hon [Anthropology], University of Toronto, 1982; MPhil [Archaeology], University of Cambridge, 1984; PhD [Archaeology], University of Cambridge, 1990) joined External Affairs and International Trade Canada in 1990.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the appointment of Sarah Taylor as Ambassador of Canada to the Russian Federation. She replaces Alison LeClaire.
| Global Affairs Canada | readouts
During the meeting, the ministers discussed Peru’s priorities, as Peru will hold the chair of APEC in 2024. Minister Ng took this opportunity to highlight the long-standing history of diplomatic relations between Canada and Peru and the importance of their trade and investment relationship.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced today that she will travel to San Francisco, California, on November 13-17, 2023, to participate in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Annual Ministerial Meeting hosted by U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken.
