Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today concluded a successful visit to Spain where he met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to continue deepening our bilateral relationship, which is characterized by shared values ​​such as the protection of democracy and human rights. of the person, and our strong economic ties.

Prime Ministers released a joint statement on opportunities to strengthen cooperation on our shared priorities, including taking ambitious climate action, advancing gender equality and building strong economies that benefit people on both sides. country and create good middle-class jobs. The leaders also discussed issues of common interest, including democracy, human rights, digital policy, as well as regional issues in the Sahel, Latin America and the Indo-Pacific.

Prime Minister Trudeau and Prime Minister Sánchez strongly condemned Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine and reaffirmed their support for Ukraine. They also agreed on the need to maintain momentum in the response to Russia’s aggression and pledged to continue working with international partners to address the impacts of the conflict, including food, energy, economic and food.

This visit concluded a 10-day trip by the Prime Minister to Rwanda, Germany and Spain, where he met with leaders to continue to work closely with global partners and democracies around the world to address the real challenges facing people face today, while rising to the occasion to seize the opportunities of tomorrow.

While in Rwanda, the Prime Minister led actions on food security, climate change, gender equality and other key priorities at the 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. , the Prime Minister announced nearly $500 million to improve the lives of people in the Commonwealth and beyond, including $250 million in emergency food aid.

The Prime Minister then traveled to Germany to participate in the G7 Summit, where he met with his counterparts to continue to advance our shared priorities, build unity and coordinate efforts to support Ukraine. During the G7, he announced new targeted sanctions against Russia and Belarus, as well as $151.7 million in new humanitarian, development, peace and security support for Ukraine and a new loan $200 million to Ukraine through the International Monetary Fund.

Following the G7 Summit, the Prime Minister participated in the NATO Summit in Madrid, Spain, where he met with Allies to advance transatlantic security and strengthen the Alliance. Canada also announced additional military support for Ukraine, the strengthening of NATO’s eastern flank and the expansion of Canada’s diplomatic presence in Armenia, Estonia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Latvia.

Quotation

“Canada and Spain are partners and allies who enjoy a strong relationship based on common interests and values, including respect for human rights, democracy, gender equality and a commitment to improving the people’s lives. I thank Prime Minister Sánchez for hosting this productive bilateral visit and look forward to continuing to work together to advance our relationship for the benefit of the peoples of our two countries.

Fast facts

• Spain and Canada are committed to defending international peace and global security and work together in several institutions, such as the United Nations (UN).
• Spain and Canada are active members of NATO and participate in various multilateral peace and security operations. This includes NATO’s multinational Enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup in Latvia, which is led by Canada and of which Spain is the second largest troop contributing country, and the global coalition against Daesh in Iraq.
• In 2021, two-way trade in goods and services between Canada and Spain totaled $6.5 billion, making Spain Canada’s 18th largest goods and services trading partner in the world.
• During his trip to Rwanda, Germany and Spain, the Prime Minister made other announcements, including:
  • $250 million to contribute to global food security and increased global food and nutrition needs, particularly for the most vulnerable and with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa.
  • $246.5 million to advance action in key areas, such as global health, gender equality, and sexual and reproductive health, and to further support efforts to address climate change and strengthen peace and security throughout the African continent.
  • Expand Canadian diplomatic representation on the African continent to further strengthen our relations, help promote our various partnerships and expand our common interests.
  • $151.7 million in new humanitarian, development, peace and security support for Ukraine. This includes $75 million in humanitarian assistance to help provide emergency food, cash and vouchers, protection, shelter and health services to Ukrainians. It also includes $52 million for agricultural solutions, including grain storage units to help improve food security, $15 million to support life-saving clearance efforts and $9.7 million to support accountability. human rights violations. In addition to a $200 million loan to Ukraine through the International Monetary Fund to help meet its urgent cash needs and $73 million in humanitarian assistance that Canada has pledged on April 9, 2022, they have now been allocated to deal with the crisis in Ukraine and neighboring countries.
  • New sanctions targeted against 34 additional supporters of Putin’s war and 48 Russian and Belarusian defense sector entities. Canada will also sanction state-sponsored disinformation, ban the export of technologies that could improve manufacturing capacity in Russia and Belarus, and ban the import of certain gold products from Russia.
  • Canada’s offer to host the North American Regional Office of NATO’s North Atlantic Defense Innovation Accelerator (DIANA). DIANA will comprise a network of innovation hubs, accelerator sites and test centers across Europe and North America, which foster and protect Allied innovation, including Canadian innovation.
  • Increase Canada’s diplomatic presence and network in Central and Eastern Europe and the Caucasus, including a new embassy in Armenia, convert current Canadian offices in Estonia, Lithuania and Slovakia to full embassies with resident ambassadors, and strengthen our presence at our embassy in Latvia.
  • Provide six additional drone cameras and finalize negotiations to supply Ukraine with up to 39 Armored Combat Support Vehicles (ACSVs), including items for repairs and maintenance.
  • Supporting Finland’s and Sweden’s application for NATO membership and took national steps to make this happen as soon as possible.
• While in Rwanda, Prime Minister Trudeau held bilateral meetings with the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, the President of Ghana, Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema.
• While in Germany, Prime Minister Trudeau held bilateral meetings with the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, the Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, the President of the ‘Indonesia, Joko Widodo, Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi, Prime Minister of Japan Kishida Fumio, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
• While in Spain, Prime Minister Trudeau held bilateral meetings with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, President of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, the President of South Korea, Yoon Suk-Yeol and the Prime Minister of Sweden, Magdalena Andersson.

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