http://www.international.gc.ca/media http://www.international.gc.ca/RSS feed from DFAIT en 2013-06-19 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/wet30-1/aff/photos/2013/06/19a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 06/19/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird attends the Israeli Presidential Conference on behalf of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The conference coincides with President Peres’ 90th birthday. 06/19/2013 07/03/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/photos/2013/06/19a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 06/19/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird attends the Israeli Presidential Conference on behalf of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The conference coincides with President Peres’ 90th birthday. 06/19/2013 07/03/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/news-communiques/2013/06/17a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 06/17/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today visited the West Bank to announce an immediate, $25-million contribution to aid Palestinians. 06/17/2013 07/01/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/orf-blr/news-communiques/2013/06/16a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 06/16/2013 Canada’s Ambassador for Religious Freedom, Andrew Bennett, today condemned the attack on a Shiite mosque in eastern Syria: “This attack reflects a disturbing rise in sectarian violence in the region resulting from the war in Syria. The targeting of religious communities, including Shiite, Sunni and Christian civilians, by extremist elements who are exploiting the chaos of war is a deeply worrying trend that we are watching closely. 06/16/2013 06/30/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/news-communiques/2013/06/16c.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 06/16/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “Canada condemns in the strongest terms the most recent attack on civilians at Camp Liberty. We call on the Government of Iraq to take urgent steps to improve security for this vulnerable population, investigate the terrorism behind this attack and bring the perpetrators to justice. 06/16/2013 06/30/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/photos/2013/06/16a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 06/16/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird meets with Nasser Judeh, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs of the Mashemite Kingdom of Jordan where he announced $100 million in additional funding to help support Jordan as it continues to deal with the immediate and pressing humanitarian and security needs brought on by the crisis in Syria. 06/16/2013 06/30/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/news-communiques/2013/06/16b.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 06/16/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird visited Jordan today to announce that Canada will help Jordan cope with the tremendous burden it bears as a result of the civil war raging in neighbouring Syria. 06/16/2013 06/30/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/news-communiques/2013/06/16a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 06/16/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “I am deeply concerned about the situation in Syria and its effects on the broader region. In recent days and weeks, the Syrian conflict has spilled over into neighbouring countries, with sometimes deadly consequences. 06/16/2013 06/30/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/news-communiques/2013/06/15a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 06/15/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement with regard to the Iranian presidential election of June 14, 2013: “In the lead-up to the presidential election, the Iranian regime silenced all open, meaningful discussion of key issues that affect ordinary citizens and denied Iranians the right to peaceful assembly and freedom of association." 06/15/2013 06/29/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/media_commerce/comm/news-communiques/2013/06/14a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 06/14/2013 The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today announced that they will visit Israel to further strengthen ties between our two countries. 06/14/2013 06/28/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/news-communiques/2013/06/13a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 06/13/2013 On the eve of Iran’s presidential election, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird commended the people of Iran for their courage: "Despite all the efforts of the regime to control the process and the outcome, the hopes and aspirations of the Iranian people are not bound by the artificial choice that the regime has forced on Iranians. 06/13/2013 06/27/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/advisories-avis/2013/06/13a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 06/13/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird will host a media teleconference on Thursday, June 13, 2013, to outline the Canadian government’s efforts to support democracy in Iran and counter threats to basic human rights posed by the Iranian regime. 06/13/2013 06/27/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/news-communiques/2013/06/11a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 06/11/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “Canada condemns terrorism in all its forms. Today’s attempt to inflict more carnage and death on Tripoli’s streets is, of course, no exception. 06/11/2013 06/25/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/news-communiques/2013/06/05a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 06/05/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and the Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, today issued the following statement: “We wish to extend Canada’s deepest sympathies and condolences to the families of the thousands of innocents who have fallen victim to the Iranian regime, from the first days of the Islamic Revolution to the present. Canada grieves alongside all those whose loved ones suffered on the orders of Iran’s past and present rulers. " 06/05/2013 06/19/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/photos/2013/06/04a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 06/04/2013 Baird and Crown Prince of Bahrain Deepen Canada-Bahrain Relations and Cooperation, Baird Hosts Bahraini Delegation 06/04/2013 06/18/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/news-communiques/2013/05/29b.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 05/29/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird Foreign Affairs today issued the following statement: “Canada’s grave and sincere concern over Iran’s nuclear program again compels us to act decisively." 05/29/2013 06/12/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/news-communiques/2013/05/29a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 05/29/2013 “Canada has taken steps to expel (declare persona non grata) Mr. Semere Ghebremariam O. Micael, consul and head of the Eritrean Consulate General in Toronto, effective immediately. Mr. O. Micael must leave Canada no later than noon Eastern time on June 5, 2013. " 05/29/2013 06/12/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/news-communiques/2013/05/28a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 05/28/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today welcomed word that, effective June 1, 2013, Canadians will again be eligible for free visas upon arrival in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.). 05/28/2013 06/11/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/news-communiques/2013/05/22a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 05/22/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “Iranian state media has reported that a mere eight of the 686 people who registered as presidential candidates for the upcoming election have passed the regime’s ideological vetting and been approved to stand. This absurd result further demonstrates how deeply this bankrupt regime distrusts and fears its own people—even its own supporters. 05/22/2013 06/05/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/news-communiques/2013/05/21b.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 05/21/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “I have grown increasingly concerned in recent days as a spate of deadly sectarian violence has rocked cities and towns throughout Iraq. 05/21/2013 06/04/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/news-communiques/2013/05/17b.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 05/17/2013 Andrew Bennett, Canada’s Ambassador for Religious Freedom, today issued the following statement: “Canada is deeply saddened by reports of deadly attacks on three Sunni Muslim mosques this morning in Pakistan and Iraq, which have reportedly killed over 30 innocent people. 05/17/2013 05/31/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/news-communiques/2013/05/12a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 05/12/2013 This coming week, federal government ministers will demonstrate Canada’s principled foreign policy in action in the Americas, Europe and Africa. 05/12/2013 05/26/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/speeches-discours/2013/05/10a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 05/10/2013 I’m here today to deliver a simple message: Canada stands with you. We stand with the courageous activists inside Iran…with the dedicated Canadian diaspora outside Iran …and with freedom-loving people everywhere who want a brighter future for your country. 05/10/2013 05/24/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/news-communiques/2013/05/04a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 05/04/2013 Andrew Bennett, Canada’s Ambassador for Religious Freedom, today issued the following statement: “Canada condemns the ongoing violence in Syria in light of the rise in attacks on religious groups over the last few weeks. 05/04/2013 05/18/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/news-communiques/2013/05/03b.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 05/03/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “Canada is increasingly concerned over the persistent lawlessness in Libya, notably the armed groups that have besieged a number of government offices. 05/03/2013 05/17/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/orf-blr/news-communiques/2013/04/25a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 04/25/2013 Andrew Bennett, Canada’s Ambassador to the Office of Religious Freedom, today issued the following statement: “Canada condemns the abduction of Metropolitan Paul (Yazigi) of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese and Mar Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim of the Syriac Archdiocese, both of Aleppo, Syria. " 04/25/2013 05/09/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/news-communiques/2013/04/23a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 04/23/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “Canada unequivocally condemns today’s car bombing targeting the French embassy in Tripoli, Libya. Our thoughts are with the two people injured and their loved ones." 04/23/2013 05/07/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/news-communiques/2013/04/19a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 04/19/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird will travel to Luxembourg, Belgium and the United Kingdom from April 21 to 26, 2013. 04/19/2013 05/03/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/news-communiques/2013/04/16a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 04/16/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “On behalf of all Canadians, including Canada’s large Iranian and Pakistani communities, I offer our deepest condolences to the people of Iran and Pakistan following the severe earthquake in southeastern Iran. 04/16/2013 04/30/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/news-communiques/2013/04/9a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 04/09/2013 Following a warm and constructive meeting today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird reaffirmed the close and special friendship that underpins the bilateral relationship between our two countries. 04/09/2013 04/23/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/news-communiques/2013/04/8a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 04/08/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “I am concerned by recent violence at Saint Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo. 04/08/2013 04/22/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/news-communiques/2013/04/07b.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 04/07/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today announced that Canada is providing real leadership to help address the effects of raging crisis in Syria. Canada is extending credit of up to $2 million to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). The Canadian contribution will make possible the investigation announced recently by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon into alleged chemical weapons use in Syria. 04/07/2013 04/21/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/news-communiques/2013/04/06a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 04/06/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today made the following statement: “Canada’s disagreement with the unilateral path the Palestinians pursued at the United Nations last fall remains. That said, I came to Ramallah to personally express my continued support for security and economic improvements made in recent years and my desire to continue meaningful engagement with the Palestinian Authority. 04/06/2013 04/20/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/photos/2013/04/05c.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 04/05/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird meets with Nicos Anastasiades, President of Cyprus. 04/05/2013 04/19/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/photos/2013/04/03a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 04/03/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird meets with His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), and with His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister of the U.A.E., to discuss a range of issues of common interest. 04/03/2013 04/17/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/news-communiques/2013/04/03a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 04/03/2013 April 3, 2013 - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “I thank Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani and Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al-Thani for their commitment to strengthening relations between our two countries. 04/03/2013 04/17/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2013/04/02a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 04/02/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), issued a joint statement. 04/02/2013 04/16/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/advisories-avis/2013/04/01a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 04/02/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird will host a media teleconference on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, following his visits to Jordan, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates. 04/02/2013 04/16/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/advisories-avis/2013/04/01a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 04/01/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird will host a media teleconference on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, following his visits to Jordan, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates. 04/01/2013 04/15/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/news-communiques/2013/04/01a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 04/01/2013 Today’s opening is a historic milestone in Canadian relations with Iraq and comes at a pivotal moment. Ten years after the Iraqi intervention, Iraq is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, despite deep and lingering sectarian tensions. 04/01/2013 04/15/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/photos/2013/03/31b.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 03/31/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird meets with his Jordanian counterpart, Nasser Judeh. The meeting coincided with the opening of a new Canadian embassy building in Amman—an expression of Canada’s commitment to long-term friendship with Jordan. 03/31/2013 04/14/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/photos/2013/03/31a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 03/31/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird meets with members of Al Disseh Women Cooperative (DWC) and with members of the local community. 03/31/2013 04/14/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/news-communiques/2013/03/31a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 03/31/2013 Canada’s close and important relationship with Jordan is further enhanced by today’s inauguration of Canada’s new embassy building here in Amman. It was an honour to be able to do this alongside my Jordanian counterpart, Nasser Judeh. He is a dear friend and a true partner in this region. 03/31/2013 04/14/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/news-communiques/2013/03/28a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 03/28/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today announced that he will travel to Jordan, the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), Qatar, Bahrain, Cyprus, Israel and the West Bank from March 29 to April 10, 2013, to promote and protect Canada’s interests and values. 03/28/2013 04/11/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2013/03/23a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 03/23/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “Canada is concerned by the resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati and key members of his government. We commend Mr. Mikati for his service to Lebanon and for his stabilizing influence regionally. 03/23/2013 04/06/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2013/03/15a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 03/15/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “In the 24 violent months since the Syrian people began rising up against the Assad regime, tens of thousands of Syrians have been killed, more than a million have fled to neighbouring countries, and many more have been displaced within Syria’s borders. 03/15/2013 03/29/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2013/03/05a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 03/05/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “On March 6, 2011, the Assad regime arrested and brutally tortured 15 children from the Syrian city of Daraa for having painted graffiti calling for Assad to go. 03/05/2013 03/19/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2013/03/01a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 03/01/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “Canada is deeply disappointed by Pakistan’s decision to build a new natural gas pipeline with Iran and to purchase Iranian resources through it. 03/01/2013 03/15/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2013/02/01a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 02/01/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “Canada strongly condemns reports that Iran intends to further expand its uranium-enrichment capacity. 02/01/2013 02/15/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2013/01/29b.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 01/29/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “I am concerned about the impartiality of any investigation into the 1994 terrorist bombing of the Jewish cultural centre in Argentina that includes Iran, given there is credible evidence to suggest that Iran was implicated in this act of terrorism. 01/29/2013 02/12/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2013/01/19a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 01/19/2013 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: 01/19/2013 02/02/2013 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/photos/2012/12/13c.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 12/13/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird wishes Leila Bouazizi good luck with her studies in Canada and expresses Canada’s solidarity with Tunisia on the eve of the second anniversary of the Tunisian Jasmine Revolution. The desperate act of Leila’s brother, Mohamed Bouazizi, on December 17, 2010, sparked the Tunisian Revolution and the Arab uprisings. 12/13/2012 12/27/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/photos/2012/12/13b.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 12/13/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird meets with Moncef Marzouki, President of Tunisia. 12/13/2012 12/27/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/photos/2012/12/13a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 12/13/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird lays wreaths at the Massicault Cemetery in honour of Canadians who died when the war in North Africa came to an end in Tunisia with the defeat of the Axis powers by a combined Allied force. 12/13/2012 12/27/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/news-communiques/2012/12/13a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 12/13/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today wrapped up a working visit to Morocco and Tunisia that saw him attend the Friends of the Syrian People ministerial meeting and the G-8-BMENA Forum for the Future. 12/13/2012 12/27/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/news-communiques/2012/12/13a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 12/13/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today wrapped up a working visit to Morocco and Tunisia that saw him attend the Friends of the Syrian People ministerial meeting and the G-8-BMENA Forum for the Future. 12/13/2012 12/27/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/wet30-1/aff/news-communiques/2012/12/12a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 12/12/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of International Cooperation, today issued the following statement: “Canada is doing more to deal with the ongoing crisis in Syria and help prepare the country for ‘day one’ of the post-Assad era. 12/12/2012 12/26/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/12/10d.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 12/10/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “Canada condemns two high-level assassinations witnessed today in Afghanistan. These are attacks on the basic rights of women and on law and order generally. 12/10/2012 12/24/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/11/21a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 11/21/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: "Canada welcomes this ceasefire and hopes that terrorist cells based in Gaza will abide by the terms of this agreement. 11/21/2012 12/05/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/11/16a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 11/16/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today announced that he will travel to the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) from November 16 to 18, 2012. 11/16/2012 11/30/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/11/14a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 11/14/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “We fundamentally believe that Israel has the right to defend itself and its citizens from terrorist threats. 11/14/2012 11/28/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/11/1a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 11/01/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “Canada welcomes the appointment of a new Libyan cabinet and recognizes the great strides the Libyan people are making in establishing a new democracy. 11/01/2012 11/15/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/08/31b.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 08/31/2012 Canada Targets Assad Supporters as Violence Continues 08/31/2012 09/14/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/08/16a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 08/16/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement 08/16/2012 08/30/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/photos/2012/08/15a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 08/15/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel upon her arrival in Canada for a two-day visit (August 15-16). This is Chancellor Merkel’s first bilateral visit to Canada 08/15/2012 08/29/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/photos/2012/08/12a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 08/12/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today met King Abdullah II of Jordan. King Abdullah and Minister Baird discussed Canada and Jordan’s strong bilateral relationship, the crisis in Syria and Jordan’s contribution to the international humanitarian response: hosting thousands of Syrian refugees. 08/12/2012 08/26/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/photos/2012/08/11a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 08/11/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today toured the Zaatari refugee camp with Jordan's Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh. 08/11/2012 08/25/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/photos/2012/08/11b.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 08/11/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today met with Jordan’s Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh. The two ministers discussed the crisis in Syria and the security situation in the Middle East, as well as Canada-Jordan bilateral relations. They also discussed Jordan’s welcoming of tens of thousands of Syrian refugees, a valuable contribution to the international response to the crisis in Syria. 08/11/2012 08/25/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/08/11a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 08/11/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and Minister of International Cooperation Julian Fantino today announced new Canadian support in response to the crisis in Syria. 08/11/2012 08/25/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/08/10a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 08/10/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today made the following statement: “Today I had the pleasure of meeting Prime Minister Najib Mikati and, later, the parliamentary leader of the March 14 opposition, Fouad Siniora. I expressed to both of them Canada’s sincere gratitude for the role Lebanon has played in hosting Syrians seeking asylum from the violence that is ravaging their homeland. 08/10/2012 08/24/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/08/09a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 08/09/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “Canada welcomes the official transfer of power from the National Transitional Council to the democratically elected General National Congress. 08/09/2012 08/23/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/08/05b.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 08/05/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: "Canada condemns this cowardly attack without reservation and supports efforts to bring those responsible to justice 08/05/2012 08/19/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/08/02a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 08/02/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement upon news of the resignation of UN Special Envoy Kofi Annan: “Canada is not overly surprised to learn of this development given Assad’s blatant disregard for commitments to Mr. Annan’s peace plan. 08/02/2012 08/16/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/07/27a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 07/27/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement 07/27/2012 08/10/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/07/27a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 07/27/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement 07/27/2012 08/10/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/photos/2012/07/25a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 07/25/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird met today with Canadian members of Syria’s opposition in order to discuss recent developments in Syria, the concerns of Syrian-Canadian oppositionists and concrete ways in which Canada can help with the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Syria. 07/25/2012 08/08/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/07/23a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 07/23/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: Canada strongly condemns the attacks in 13 Iraqi cities that left more than 100 people dead and injured nearly 200. 07/23/2012 08/06/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/07/19b.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 07/19/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “On behalf of all Canadians, I congratulate the people of Libya on holding successful, historic, democratic elections for a General National Congress, the first free elections in Libya after more than four decades of authoritarian rule." 07/19/2012 08/02/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/06/19a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 06/19/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “Canada strongly condemns the setting on fire of a mosque in the West Bank village of Jab’a, located south of Ramallah. 06/19/2012 07/03/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/06/16a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 06/16/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “On behalf of all Canadians, I extend my deepest condolences to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, and to the people of Saudi Arabia, on the death of the Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud. 06/16/2012 06/30/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/05/29a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 05/29/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “Canadians, like other people around the world, were horrified to learn this past weekend the details of a massacre in Houla, Syria. 05/29/2012 06/12/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/05/18b.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 05/18/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “The ongoing, appalling violence perpetrated by the Assad regime against the people of Syria compels Canada to further isolate the regime and its backers. 05/18/2012 06/01/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/05/15a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 05/15/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “Canada is outraged by the Syrian regime’s latest display of senseless brutality. Spiralling violence continues to hit new and despicable lows, as Syrian forces opened fire on innocent civilians taking part in a funeral procession. 05/15/2012 05/29/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/05/14a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 05/14/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “Canada remains deeply concerned by Iran’s ongoing, persistent and pervasive persecution of religious minorities. 05/14/2012 05/28/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/05/10b.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 05/10/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “Canada condemns today’s deadly bombings in Damascus, which have left dozens of people dead and hundreds of others injured. 05/10/2012 05/24/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/05/10b.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 05/10/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “Canada condemns today’s deadly bombings in Damascus, which have left dozens of people dead and hundreds of others injured. 05/10/2012 05/24/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/04/21a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 04/21/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “I welcome the unanimous adoption today by the United Nations Security Council of the resolution authorizing a mission to supervise the ceasefire in Syria. It is my sincere hope that the Syrian regime will understand that the international community is united in the view that the violence must stop and the needs of the Syrian people must be heard. 04/21/2012 05/05/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/advisories-avis/2012/04/19a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 04/19/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird will host a media teleconference following today’s ministerial meeting on Syria in Paris 04/19/2012 05/03/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/04/15c.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 04/15/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “Canada calls on the leaders of both Sudan and South Sudan to put their respective people first and immediately end the most recent hostilities. 04/15/2012 04/29/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/04/01a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 04/01/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today emerged from the second “Friends of Syria” meeting and issued the following statement 04/01/2012 04/15/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/03/30a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 03/30/2012 Canada is imposing its seventh round of sanctions against the brutal Assad regime in Syria by placing tough new restrictions on 12 individuals and two entities. 03/30/2012 04/13/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/03/21d.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 03/21/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “I welcome the United Nations Security Council’s presidential statement today that endorsed Kofi Annan’s plan for Syria. It will ensure that humanitarian assistance will get to those who so desperately need it. 03/21/2012 04/04/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/03/21c.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 03/21/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today concluded his two-day visit to Saudi Arabia and Qatar, where he discussed regional security issues and met with prominent business leaders. 03/21/2012 04/04/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/03/21b.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 03/21/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement regarding Belarus barring select opposition leaders from travelling abroad: “I am deeply concerned to hear that the Belarusian authorities are restricting the movement of opposition leaders intending to travel outside their country. The travel ban is yet another sign of a troubling trend in Belarus. 03/21/2012 04/04/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/03/19d.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 03/19/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “I was extremely troubled to learn earlier today that a senior official of Hamas, a listed terrorist organization, was accredited to attend an event on the margins of the 19th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, in Geneva. 03/19/2012 04/02/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/03/19b.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 03/19/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird will travel to Saudi Arabia and Qatar from March 20 to 21, 2012. In Riyadh, the Saudi Arabian capital, Baird will meet his counterpart, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Saud Al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud. 03/19/2012 04/02/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/03/15a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 03/15/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement on the solemn anniversary of the start of peaceful protests in Syria 03/15/2012 03/29/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/03/10a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 03/10/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “The voices of diplomacy in Syria continue to fall on deaf ears. Assad continues to show he has no interest in halting his campaign of terror. 03/10/2012 03/24/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/03/05b.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 03/05/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today met His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan, Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), and issued the following statement: “This visit builds on the excellent discussions we had during my visit to the U.A.E. last fall and reinforces the warming relations between our two countries. 03/05/2012 03/19/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/05b.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 03/05/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement 03/05/2012 03/19/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/03/05a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 03/05/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: "The continuing, appalling violence perpetrated by the Assad regime on the people of Syria compels us to again tighten the vice on those responsible. 03/05/2012 03/19/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/advisories-avis/2012/03/02a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 03/05/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird will hold a formal bilateral meeting on March 5, 2012, with His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates, as part of His Highness’s visit to Canada. Before their meeting, the ministers will hold a photo opportunity. After the meeting, they will hold a brief media availability with accredited media. 03/05/2012 03/19/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/03/03a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 03/04/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement pursuant to reports of heavy shelling in Homs, Syria 03/04/2012 03/18/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/02/26a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 02/27/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird issued the following statement: “This is a dubious ploy by the Assad regime to delay the inevitable while continuing its slaughter of Syrian civilians. Assad’s “referendum” is a farce. It is also too little, too late. 02/27/2012 03/12/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/02/13a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 02/13/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement following recent attacks targeting Israeli diplomats in India and Georgia 02/13/2012 02/27/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/02/04a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 02/04/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement 02/04/2012 02/18/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/photos/2012/01/31a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 01/31/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today participated in a round table to discuss the situation in Iran. Organized by the Israeli Institute for National Security Studies, the round table included a wide range of experts. 01/31/2012 02/14/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/01/31b.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 01/31/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and the Honourable Diane Ablonczy, Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas and Consular Affairs), today issued the following statement regarding Canada’s embassy in Syria. 01/31/2012 02/14/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/01/31a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 01/31/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “Canada continues to be increasingly concerned by the actions of the Iranian authorities. 01/31/2012 02/14/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/photos/2012/01/30b.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 01/30/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird meets with Israel’s President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem. 01/30/2012 02/13/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/photos/2012/01/30a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 01/30/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird pays tribute to the victims of the Holocaust at the opening ceremony of the New International Seminars Wing of the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. 01/30/2012 02/13/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/01/29a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 01/30/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “Canada is deeply concerned about reports that Iranian citizen Saeed Malekpour’s death sentence has been confirmed by the Iranian authorities. 01/30/2012 02/13/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/01/27a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 01/27/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty will travel to Israel and the West Bank next week. There, they will engage in a series of high-level meetings on the Middle East peace process, regional security and economic cooperation. 01/27/2012 02/10/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/state-etat/news-communiques/2012/01/26a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 01/26/2012 The Honourable Diane Ablonczy, Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas and Consular Affairs), today made the following statement on learning that the five-year sentence imposed on Canadian Naser Al-Raas has been upheld. 01/26/2012 02/09/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/01/25d.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 01/26/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement on recent developments in Egypt. 01/26/2012 02/09/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/01/25c.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 01/25/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today announced new sanctions against Syria’s Assad regime in concert with like-minded countries 01/25/2012 02/08/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/01/12a.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 01/12/2012 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and the Honourable Diane Ablonczy, Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas and Consular Affairs), today issued the following statement 01/12/2012 01/26/2012 http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/01/005.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 01/06/2012 (No. 5 - 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