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Canadian Overseas Minister Melanie Joly will attend a G20 assembly in Bali, Indonesia this week, though Russian Overseas Minister Sergey Lavrov can also be anticipated to attend.
In March, Joly joined many others in strolling out of a United Nations assembly in Geneva when Lavrov, whom Canada had imposed sanctions on days earlier, started talking.
In April, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland joined a walkout from a G20 assembly of finance ministers and central financial institution governors in Washington to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
In Could, Worldwide Commerce Minister Mary Ng joined her counterparts from the USA, Australia, Japan and New Zealand in strolling out of an APEC assembly in Bangkok when the Russian consultant started talking.
Final week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated Canada will attend the G20 leaders’ assembly in November, even when President Vladimir Putin goes, saying it is essential to counter the voice Russia can have at that desk.
Joly, who lately stated it was unacceptable for a Canadian official to attend a reception hosted by the Russian Embassy in Ottawa, is anticipated to hitch different international ministers on the G20 assembly to oppose the continuing struggle in Ukraine.
This report from The Canadian Press was first printed on July 5, 2022.
