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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement marking one year since Hamas’s terrorist attacks against Israel:
“Today we commemorate one year since Hamas’s horrific terrorist attack on October 7.
Canada is a global leader in addressing climate change. Over the past 50 years, Canada’s fleet of more than 160 aerial firefighting aircraft—waterbombers—has been deployed worldwide to protect communities from the impacts of climate change. This demonstrates Canada’s commitment to environmental stewardship. Additionally, Canada’s expertise in the aerospace sector benefits the economy, creates jobs and boosts investments in the country’s aerospace industry.
We, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of France, Mr. Jean-Noël Barrot, and of Canada, Ms. Mélanie Joly, reaffirm our strongest condemnation of the war of aggression waged by Russia against Ukraine in violation of international law.
Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, announced that she will travel to Brussels, Belgium on October 4, 2024, where she will meet with representatives from Canadian aircraft manufacturer De Havilland Canada (DHC), the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC), and Export Development Canada (EDC) representatives to highlight Canada’s continued engagement to support Canadian companies internationally.
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she will travel to Villers-Cotterêts and Paris, France, from October 3 to 5, 2024, to participate in the 19th Francophonie Summit.
Building on the Joint Declaration on the creation of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children, issued on February 2, 2024, as well as on the productive dialogue during the 3rd Plenary Meeting of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children, we, co-chairs Canada and Ukraine, reaffirm our unwavering commitment to address the problem of the deportation and forced transfer of Ukrainian children in the context of the ongoing armed conflict of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, which is in violation of international law.