From Qatar to Ottawa: Vivian Balakrishnan on 2-day official visit to Canada

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, who is on a two-day working visit to Qatar until Sept 17, will travel to Ottawa, Canada, for a two-day official visit from Sept 17 to 18.Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said in a statement on Wednesday (Sept 16) evening that the visit comes at the invitation of his Canadian counterpart, Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand."Minister Balakrishnan’s visit builds on a series of high-level exchanges and demonstrates both countries’ commitment to deepening cooperation in areas of mutual interest such as emerging technologies, energy and food security, two-way investment, and supply chain resilience," MFA said.While in Canada, Dr Balakrishnan will be hosted to lunch by Anand and will also meet Canada's Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon.The Canadian minister is also the minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario.