Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird heads to Asia Saturday for a two-week tour of several countries in hopes of “enhancing relations and advancing Canadian interests and Canadian values,” according to a statement.
Baird will begin his trip in Hong Kong, meeting with government officials and business leaders. He will then be in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on July 11 and 12 to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum and to co-chair the Canada-ASEAN ministerial meeting.
Baird will then visit Brunei Darussalam, the Philippines, and Shanghai before returning to Canada on July 22.
