Canada Announces Four New Embassies as NATO Leader Presses for More Defence Spending

Canada Announces Four New Embassies as NATO Leader Presses for More Defence Spending
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Defence Minister Anita Annad listen to Minister for Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly prior to the opening session at the NATO Summit in Madrid on June 29, 2022. The Canadian Press/Paul Chiasson
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Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada will open four new embassies in Estonia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Armenia, and will reinforce its presence in Latvia amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The minister made the announcement today at the NATO summit in Spain, where Canada is facing pressure to increase its defence spending to two percent of GDP, a target all members agreed to in 2014.