Foreign Minister Joly to meet German counterpart in Montreal amid Russia tensions By The Canadian PressWed., Aug. 3, 2022timer1 min. read MONTREAL - Canada’s foreign affairs minister is to hold a public event in Montreal today with her German counterpart,...
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Foreign Minister Joly to meet German counterpart in Montreal amid Russia tensions By The Canadian PressWed., Aug. 3, 2022timer1 min. read MONTREAL - Canada’s foreign affairs minister is to hold a public event in Montreal today with her German counterpart, following Canada’s controversial decision to send parts of a Russian natural gas pipeline back to Germany. The Foreign Affairs Department says Mélanie Joly will participate in a “fireside chat” with German federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal. Before the chat, the two ministers will hold a news conference, during which they will discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the war’s implications on energy and food prices. In July, Canada said it would grant a Canadian company an exemption on Russian sanctions and allow the export to Germany of six turbines under maintenance in Montreal that are part of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which runs from Russia to Germany. That deci
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