The Foreign Affairs Minister expressed her full support for the UN leader, one day after her Israeli counterpart said António Guterres’s failure to condemn Iran’s missile attack made him persona non grata
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Israel ’s decision to bar United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres from entering the country is “counterproductive.”
She said Israel’s long-term security is at stake as well as the peace and security of the Middle East, and Canada will press the parties to bring peace and stability back to the Middle East. Meanwhile, Ottawa has made efforts to help evacuate Canadians from Lebanon, as fears of an all-out war grow.
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