Baird Meets with Leila Bouazizi

December 13, 2012 - Tunis, Tunisia - 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.

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Baird Lays Wreath at Massicault Commonwealth War Cemetery - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird lays wreaths at the Massicault Commonwealth 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. There are 65 Canadians who made the ultimate sacrifice in Tunisia to defend our freedom during World War II.
Baird Meets with Tunisian Prime Minister - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird meets with Hamadi Jebali, Prime Minister of Tunisia. During their meeting, the two men discussed key economic and commercial files, including negotiations toward a foreign investment protection agreement.
Baird Meets with Tunisian Counterpart - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird meets with Rafik Abdessalem, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia. The two ministers discussed Tunisia’s new constitution, good governance and human rights.
Baird Meets with Tunisian President - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird meets with Moncef Marzouki, President of Tunisia. Baird and the President discussed key economic and commercial files, including negotiations toward a foreign investment protection agreement.

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Baird Meets with Leila Bouazizi

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