Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is undertaking a significant diplomatic mission to Europe, focusing on key global issues and international partnerships.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is embarking on a European tour, commencing today and lasting until February 18th. The minister will visit France, Germany, and Belgium during this period, participating in conferences, engaging in discussions with officials, and addressing a roundtable on Arctic security.Joly's journey begins in Paris on Thursday, where she, alongside Canada 's newly appointed Special Envoy for Syria Omar Alghabra, will attend the Paris Conference on Syria.
In Paris, she will also meet with Jean-Noël Barrot, the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs. Subsequently, Joly will travel to Munich, Germany, to participate in the Munich Security Conference from February 14th to 16th. During her time in Munich, she will speak at a roundtable focusing on Arctic security and join fellow G7 foreign ministers as Canada assumes the presidency this year.Finally, Joly will head to Brussels, Belgium, from February 16th to 18th, where she plans to meet with officials representing the European Union, the European Commission, the European Parliament, and NATO. This detailed report by The Canadian Press was initially published on February 13th, 2025. Catherine Morrison serves as the author for The Canadian Press.
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