Joly Won’t Meet Her Russian Counterpart, but Is Open to Working With China

Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly and Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development Mary Ng speak to reporters during the ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Nov. 12, 2022. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—Canada’s foreign affairs minister says she won’t meet with her Russian counterpart when the two cross paths at international summits in the coming days.

Mélanie Joly says she is open to the idea of working with China on certain issues, but says Russia must be treated like a pariah.