Minister Emerson is leading a Canadian trade mission to Middle East to pursue trade and investment opportunities. He will lead a delegation in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates before travelling to Jordan for separate meetings on November 18.
The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Helena Guergis, visits Costa Rica and Nicaragua, from November 6 to 9, 2007, as part of Canada’s renewed engagement in the Americas.
On November 6, the Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of Foreign Affairs, welcomed South Korea’s Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Min-Soon Song in Quebec City.
A new air agreement between Canada and the Republic of Singapore was signed in early November. It will strengthen our business connections with Southeast Asia and further contribute to making Canada a gateway of choice into the North American marketplace.
Maxime Bernier, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, announce that Canada will contribute $500,000 to relief, recovery and reconstruction efforts after the major flooding in Mexico last week.
Learn more about Canada's top foreign policy and economic goals. They include protecting Canadians and rebuilding Afghanistan, reviving and expanding Canadian engagement in the Americas, and staying competitive in emerging and growing markets such as China and India.
