Foreign Minister Melanie Joly headed to Indonesia, Vietnam to boost ties
Canada‘s foreign affairs minister is travelling to Asia for meetings to expand partnerships and engage with nations as part of the government’s forthcoming Canadian Indo-Pacific Strategy.
Melanie Joly says she will visit Indonesia and Vietnam.
She says in a release that the prosperity, security and well-being of Canadians will be increasingly linked to economic, social and political developments of the Indo-Pacific region.
Joly is to meet in Jakarta with her Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi, with stakeholders on policy and regional security in the Indo-Pacific, and with feminist leaders supporting gender equality and women’s empowerment.
In Hanoi, Joly is to meet with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and other Vietnamese government officials to underscore Canada and Vietnam’s ties in the lead-up to the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2023.
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