The Canadian Minister for International Trade warned that the boycott he organized in a speech by a Russian representative at a meeting of trade ministers in Bangkok this weekend was “not an isolated case.
Mary Ng would be prepared to do the same if Russian officials respond to similar delegations in the future. He added that due to the invasion of Ukraine, events on the international scene were not not ordinary.
Ms Ng, along with her counterparts from the United States, Australia, Japan and New Zealand, left the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting on Saturday to send the message to Russia that she denounced her indifference to rules-based world order. .
He added that he and other trade ministers held a walkout before the speech of Russian Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov.
As like-minded nations, we have come together to do this togetherNg told The Canadian Press from Thailand.
” Canada is very clear on its position on Russia’s illegal war with Ukraine. The reason I did this was to send an important message to my colleagues and certainly to Russia. “
Ms Ng said she hopes to encourage her colleagues to the meeting already defend the rules -based trading system which Russia ignored.
His walkout follows a similar action last month by Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland at the G20 meeting in Washington.
Itinuro ni Ms. Of which the members ofAPECa 21-member regional economic forum, including China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Mexico, Indonesia and South Korea, is expected stand together to reject Russia’s outright disregard for its policies and shameless behavior in Ukraine.
China has not openly condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin for his invasion of Ukraine.
Ms Ng, who also led a series of bilateral talks in Thailand, reported that trade ministers fromAPEC discussed the impact of the Russian invasion in all our yardsincluding rising energy costs and food shortages.
We cannot ignore the fact that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had a real material impact on all of our economies.she pointed out.
He told her The heart goes to bangladeshwho suffered devastating floods and relied heavily on Ukrainian wheat as their staple food.
Ukraine has said it will not be able to export its wheat because of Russia’s blockades at its ports.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has promised to send Canadian cargo ships to ports in Romania and other European states on Ukraine’s border to help the war-torn country export its grain.
Source: Radio-Canada
