Press release

Foreign Secretary's meeting with Canadian Minister for Foreign Affairs Marc Garneau, 4 May 2021

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab met with Canadian Minister for Foreign Affairs Marc Garneau during the G7 Foreign and Development Ministerial Meeting.

A Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office spokesperson said:

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab met Canadian Minister for Foreign Affairs Marc Garneau today.

During the meeting the Foreign Secretary reaffirmed our close co-operation with Canada as a force for good in the world, and discussed UK-Canada collaboration on girls’ education, media freedom, and arbitrary detention.

Both the Foreign Secretary and Foreign Minister agreed to work closely together on ambitious COP26 and G7 priorities. They also discussed the international COVID-19 response, and deepening UK-Canadian partnership on security and trade.

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Published 4 May 2021