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The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with His Excellency Salim bin Nasser bin Said Al Aufi, Minister of Energy and Minerals of the Sultanate of Oman (Oman).
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The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with His Excellency Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister of the Sultanate of Oman (Oman).
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“His Excellency Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister of the Sultanate of Oman, welcomed the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada in Muscat on May 13, 2026, for the first official visit of a Canadian foreign minister in over ten years. The visit highlighted the positive trajectory of bilateral relations over the last 50 years and reaffirmed a shared commitment to regional peace and stability."
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Summer is fast approaching, and many Canadians are planning to travel abroad. The situation in the Middle East is presenting challenges that travellers around the world need to be aware of. Fuel shortages may lead to flight cancellations and disrupt access to local goods and services at your destination. Your travel plans could be disrupted if you are travelling to the Middle East, going through the region or even if you are not travelling to the Middle East. You should carefully assess the risks of travelling abroad under the current circumstances and plan accordingly.
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High-Level Meeting of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children, Brussels, 11 May 2026
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The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she will travel to Muscat, Sultanate of Oman (Oman), and Doha, State of Qatar (Qatar), from May 12 to 15, 2026, to deepen relations with the two countries, as well as to explore new opportunities for collaboration on shared priorities.
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The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met today with Mark Rutte, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), to discuss Canada’s ongoing contributions to the Alliance and shared security priorities, with a particular focus on the Arctic.
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May 11, 2026 – Brussels, Belgium - Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today concluded her participation in the High-level Meeting of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children, co-hosted by Canada, the European Union and Ukraine, in Brussels, Belgium.
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At today’s High-Level Meeting of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children in Brussels, Belgium, the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that Canada is imposing additional sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations in response to the Russian government’s violations of Ukrainian children’s rights.
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