Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion is sitting down with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Laos, where the two are attending a meeting of Southeast Asian nations.
It’s the first meeting of its kind in years, and represents the most tangible move yet by the Liberal government to thaw relations with Russia.
Until now, contacts between Canada and Russia have been largely limited to discussions between bureaucrats since Russia seized Crimea from Ukraine in March 2014.
Dion’s office says the minister is raising Canada’s concerns about Russian involvement in Ukraine and Syria, as well as its current standoff with NATO. Canada recently committed to …read more
Source: National Newswatch
