| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
As Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine nears the end of its second year, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she will be travelling to the Republic of Moldova and Poland from January 29 to February 1, 2024, where she will meet with her counterparts and senior government officials to discuss shared priorities...
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
Global Affairs Canada today issued the following statement: “On January 26, 2024, Government of Canada officials met with their Ukrainian counterparts for negotiations regarding Canada-Ukraine bilateral long-term security commitments.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
“Fuelled by fear and hatred, the Holocaust was one of the darkest times in human history. Those feelings found expression in antisemitism, racism and many other forms of intolerance and bigotry, and they led directly to the systematic genocide of 6 million Jewish people, as well as of 500,000 Roma and Sinti people. Many LGBTQI+ persons, persons with disabilities and political dissidents were also persecuted and killed by the Nazis and their collaborators in horrific crimes against humanity.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs today issued the following statement: “Today, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its response to South Africa’s request for provisional measures in their case against Israel.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
“Today, I spoke directly with Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East [UNRWA] to express Canada’s alarm about allegations of his agency’s staff being involved in Hamas’s brutal terrorist attacks against Israel on October 7, 2023. Canada is taking these reports extremely seriously and is engaging closely with UNRWA and other donors on this issue.
| Global Affairs Canada | readouts
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, held her first bilateral discussion with Israel Katz, who was recently appointed as Israel’s Minister of Foreign Affairs.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
The governments of Albania, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, Italy, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Poland, the Republic of Korea, Romania, the United Kingdom and the United States issued the following statement:
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
During these interactions, her focus was on showcasing opportunities for Canada in the Indo-Pacific through Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS), including through the upcoming Team Canada Trade Missions to Malaysia and Vietnam, and to South Korea. Additionally, she emphasized Canada’s ongoing commitment to its trade relationship with Ukraine...
| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development will be in Winnipeg, MB to meet with local Ukrainian Canadian and Business Community Leaders on January 19.
| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development will be in Saskatoon, SK, to visit the Ukrainian Museum of Canada followed by a meeting with local Business and Community Leaders on January 18.
