http://www.international.gc.ca/media http://www.international.gc.ca/RSS feed from DFAIT en 2012-05-23 Copyright http://www.international.gc.ca/media/rss/ http://www.international.gc.ca/media http://www.international.gc.ca/media http://www.international.gc.ca/media_commerce/release_photo_distribution/2012/05/120523.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 05/23/2012 05/23/2012 06/06/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/photos/2012/05/18a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 05/18/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird welcomes Uri Rosenthal, the Netherlands’ Foreign Affairs Minister, at Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada headquarters for a bilateral meeting. Baird reaffirmed Canada’s close and long-standing relationship with the Netherlands, a key friend and ally. 05/18/2012 06/01/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/photos/2012/05/17a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 05/17/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today met with Carl Bildt, Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, in Ottawa to discuss the upcoming NATO Summit in Chicago, the situation in Afghanistan and the two countries’ common interests and engagement in Arctic matters. 05/17/2012 05/31/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/state-etat/photos/2012/05/15a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 05/15/2012 Minister of State Ablonczy met today with Carlos Raúl Morales, Guatemala's Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs. 05/15/2012 05/29/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/photos/2012/05/14c.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 05/14/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird met with the United Kingdom’s Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Alistair Burt today in Ottawa. 05/14/2012 05/28/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/photos/2012/05/14a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 05/14/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird welcomes Valerie Amos, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator 05/14/2012 05/28/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/photos/2012/05/12a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 05/12/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird greets Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk upon Mr. Tusk’s arrival in Ottawa today. 05/12/2012 05/26/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/photos/2012/05/10a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 05/10/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today welcomed Edmond Haxhinasto, Albania’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. 05/10/2012 05/24/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media_commerce/release_photo_distribution/2012/05/08a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 05/08/2012 The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and Étienne Schneider, Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade for Luxembourg, today signed a protocol to update the Canada-Luxembourg double-taxation convention. Consistent with policy announced in Budget 2007 aimed at combatting international tax evasion, the protocol respects the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development standard for the exchange of tax information. 05/08/2012 05/22/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/photos/2012/05/06a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 05/06/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird welcomes Shimon Peres, President of Israel, upon his arrival in Canada for a state visit from May 6 to 10, 2012. This is the first official visit to Canada by Mr. Peres in his current capacity as president. 05/06/2012 05/20/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/photos/2012/05/03a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 05/03/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird delivers a keynote address at the American Jewish Committee Global Forum 2012. During his speech, Baird renewed Canada’s commitment to a foreign policy that protects Canada’s interests and promotes Canadian values, including freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law. 05/03/2012 05/17/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media_commerce/release_photo_distribution/2012/05/03a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 05/03/2012 The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and Peter Dunne, New Zealand’s Minister of Revenue, sign a renewed double taxation convention that will contribute to the elimination of tax barriers to trade and investment between Canada and New Zealand. 05/03/2012 05/17/2012