Minister Joly to travel to the United Kingdom
News release
July 8, 2024 – Ottawa, Ontario - Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she will visit London, United Kingdom, from July 7 to 8, 2024.
In London, Minister Joly will meet with the Right Honourable David Lammy, the newly appointed Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs. They will exchange views on common priorities, including national and transatlantic security, ongoing support to Ukraine, as well as security challenges facing the Middle East. They will also discuss opportunities to deepen bilateral relations between Canada and the United Kingdom.
Minister Joly will also meet with Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland to discuss preparations for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting taking place in Samoa later this year, and to underscore Canada’s commitment to the Commonwealth and to the region.
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“Canada and the United Kingdom have a profound relationship based on years of collaboration on a wide range of regional and global issues. I am thrilled to meet with Secretary Lammy and look forward to exchanging on our respective foreign policy priorities.”
- Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Quick facts
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It will be the first official meeting between Minister Joly and Secretary Lammy since he was appointed Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom on July 5, 2024, following the United Kingdom’s general election on July 4, 2024.
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Canada and the United Kingdom work closely together in many international organizations, including the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, NATO, the G7, the G20, and the Commonwealth. Together, both countries collaborate to advance priorities, such as gender equality, health and education; to address global threats, such as climate change; and to respond to international security challenges, such as foreign information manipulation.
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Canada is the second largest funder of the Commonwealth among its 56 member countries, with approximately $14 million provided in support in the fiscal year 2023 to 2024. Canada is also host to one of the three Commonwealth intergovernmental institutions, the Commonwealth of Learning, based in Burnaby, B.C., which focuses on distance education and open learning, with particular benefit to women and girls.
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The United Kingdom was Canada’s fourth-largest, single-country trading partner for goods and services in 2023, with trade valued at $45 billion. Around 3,500 Canadian companies—93% of which are small and medium-sized enterprises—exported goods to the UK that year.
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