Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Met With Chinese Counterpart, Second Contact in Recent Weeks

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Dec. 11, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly had a face-to-face meeting in Germany with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, the second publicly disclosed interaction between the two within a little over a month.

The meeting occurred on Feb. 17 on the margins of the Munich Security Conference, Global Affairs Canada (GAC) said in a readout.