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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today spoke with Wang Yi, China’s State Councillor and Minister of Foreign Affairs. April 5, 2022 – Berlin, Germany – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today spoke with Wang Yi, China’s State Councillor and Minister of Foreign Affairs.  Minister Joly expressed her sympathies for the grieving families, loved ones and friends of the victims of Flight MU5735, which crashed in the Guangxi region on March 22, 2022.  During the call, Minister Joly raised the war in Ukraine and its devastating human cost. She highlighted that all ... Read more

The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, met in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with Kenji Wakamiya, Japan’s Minister for Expo 2025 Osaka. March 22, 2022 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, met in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with Kenji Wakamiya, Japan’s Minister for Expo 2025 Osaka. Minister Ng thanked Minister Wakamiya for Japan’s position on Ukraine with regard to Russia’s unjustifiable and unprovoked invasion, which is a grave threat to global security. Minister Ng reiterated Canada’s ... Read more

Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, met virtually for the first time with Germany’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Dr. Robert Habeck. March 7, 2022 – Ottawa, Canada – Global Affairs Canada Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, met virtually for the first time with Germany’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Dr. Robert Habeck. Minister Ng and Minister Habeck reiterated their strong support for Ukraine and discussed the importance of Canada and Germany’s collaboration in collective ... Read more

SDEV speaks to media on quarterly land sale programme for January to March 2022 *******************************************************************************      Following is the transcript of remarks by the Secretary for Development, Mr Michael Wong, at a media session today (December 30) on the quarterly land sale programme for January to March 2022:   Reporter: How do the Government arrive at the new size limit? Do you expect that the new policy will make it harder for people to get on the property ladder? Is the Government planning to apply this limit to all development projects in Hong Kong?   Secretary for Development: In ... Read more

The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, spoke today with Hayashi Yoshimasa, Japan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs. November 26, 2021 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, spoke today with Hayashi Yoshimasa, Japan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs. Minister Joly congratulated her counterpart on his recent appointment as Minister for Foreign Affairs. Minister Joly highlighted the close and growing collaboration between Canada and Japan in advancing the two countries’ shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific region. She and Minister Hayashi noted the importance of proceeding with the implementation of the ... Read more