LATEST NEWS AND STATEMENTS

• Meetings between John Baird, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, and Laurent Fabius and Bernard Cazeneuve (11-12.10.12)

  The two ministers will discuss the key international issues on which we’re working in close cooperation. The situation in Syria, Iran and the Sahel will notably be discussed. Laurent Fabius and John Baird will also discuss the deepening of French-Canadian bilateral relations through our strengthened cooperation in the fields of youth, professional mobility and economic trade.

• The President of the Republic meets with Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada (18-19.05.12)

  They discussed the top concerns in bilateral relations between France and Canada, particularly economic issues, as well as the negotiations currently underway between the European Union and Canada. They welcomed the particularly positive momentum in cultural, academic and scientific cooperation and agreed to intensify bilateral policy dialogue on major international issues.