An honour to host Minister for Health Dr Marija Jakubauskienė at the Irish Residence this afternoon for a rich discussion with fellow Ambassadors on current challenges in physical & mental health arenas, & opportunities to learn from each other & apply emerging technologies. ⚕️

At #Helsinki50, hearing from Belarusian human rights defenders and opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to reaffirm the Helsinki Final Act’s principles—the OSCE can do more in support of democratic voices. #Belarus #OSCE #HumanRights

À #Helsinki50, nous sommes à l’écoute des défenseurs des droits au Bélarus et la cheffe de l’opposition du Bélarus, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya pour réaffirmer les principes de l’Acte final d’Helsinki face à la répression du régime. #OSCE peut faire plus. #DroitsDeLaPersonne

Russia unjustly invaded Georgia 17 years ago, setting a disturbing trend of invading its neighbours. Canada supports Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and reiterates our call for an end to Russia’s illegal occupation of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

Acting Minister Šakalienė is always insightful on current security challenges - terrific #NATO ally. Thank you Liz Boyles for the hospitality

🇨🇦 decisions on the future of #Ukraine must be made by Ukrainians 🇺🇦 borders cannot be changed by force 🇨🇦 diplomatic engagement ➕ military and economic pressure on Russia 🇺🇦 credible security guarantees to enable Ukraine to defend its territorial integrity and sovereignty

🇨🇦 PM Carney - call with the Coalition of the Willing and 🇺🇦 Pres Zelenskyy: ➡️ Russian President Putin cannot be trusted 🟰current diplomatic engagement must be reinforced by continued military and economic pressure on Russia to end its aggression

🇨🇦🇩🇰🇫🇮🇮🇸🇳🇴🇸🇪 - working to advance peace and security, including in the #Arctic, key for transatlantic security. Ensemble pour faire progresser la paix et la sécurité, y compris dans l’#Arctique, clé de la sécurité transatlantique. Grete Sillasen