It was a pleasure to welcome delegates of the 21st Canada-ASEAN Senior Officials’ Dialogue. 

Deepening our relationship with ASEAN is core to our Indo-Pacific Strategy.

Together, we’re focused on bolstering trade opportunities, people-to-people ties & regional security.

Cérémonie émouvante avec la ministre Mélanie Joly et le maire d’ #Athènes Haris Doukas pour inaugurer un inukshuk unique, en marbre pentélique, par l'artiste inuite Heather Carroll. Hommage au patrimoine autochtone du Canada & aux plus de 80 ans de relations diplomatiques & d’amitié

Moving ceremony w Min Mélanie Joly & Mayor Haris Doukas to inaugurate a unique Inukshuk in Pentelic marble, by Inuit artist Heather Carroll. This gift to the City of #Athens honours Canada’s Indigenous heritage & marks 80 years of diplomatic relations & friendship

At our Canada in Greece mission, I had the opportunity to meet and thank our talented diplomats for their hard work in strengthening the 🇨🇦-🇬🇷 relationship and in helping evacuate Canadians citizens from Israel in October 2023.

Lors de ma visite à notre mission Canada en Grèce, j'ai eu l'occasion de rencontrer et de remercier nos talentueux diplomates pour leur travail dans le renforcement de la relation 🇨🇦-🇬🇷 et pour leur travail acharné dans l'évacuation des citoyens canadiens d'Israël en octobre 2023.

While in Athens, I had the opportunity to sit down with the Minister of National Defence of Greece Nikos Dendias.

We exchanged views on the current regional and global security environment, including in Ukraine and in the Middle East.

En Athènes, j'ai eu l'occasion rencontrer le ministre grec de la défense nationale Nikos Dendias.

Nous avons échangé nos points de vue sur l'environnement sécuritaire régional et mondial, y compris l'Ukraine et le Moyen-Orient.

As close friends and partners, Canada and Greece will continue to work together to address the world’s greatest challenges, including the crisis in the Middle East, Ukraine and climate change.

Thank you Minister Gerapetritis for the warm welcome.

En tant qu'amis et partenaires proches, le Canada et la Grèce continueront à travailler ensemble pour relever les plus grands défis du monde, y compris la crise au Moyen-Orient, l'Ukraine et le changement climatique.

Merci ministre Gerapetritis pour ton accueil chaleureux.

Yesterday, I spoke with Secretary Antony Blinken to discuss bilateral and global issues, including the crisis in the Middle East, the war in Ukraine and the situation in Haiti.

Hier, j'ai discuté des enjeux bilatéraux et mondiaux avec le Secretary Antony Blinken, notamment de la crise au Moyen-Orient, de la guerre en Ukraine et de la situation en Haïti.

It was my tremendous pleasure to welcome Mélanie Joly to Türkiye this week. Over two days, our Foreign Minister held wide-ranging discussions with Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz, her counterpart Hakan Fidan, and Presidential Advisor Akif Çağatay Kılıç, among others.

She also took time

Today, I met with the Vice President of Türkiye, Cevdet Yılmaz. We discussed the 🇨🇦-🇹🇷 bilateral relationship as well as the current regional and global developments, including the crisis in the Middle East, the war in Ukraine and developments in the South Caucasus.