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Canadian government plans to reopen its embassy in Ukraine soon
The Xinhua reported, Canadian local media reported Thursday (Apr 28) that Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said the government plans to reopen its embassy in Ukraine soon.
According to the CTV report, Joly said before the Senate foreign affairs and international trade committee on Thursday that her objective is to do so in the coming days, coming weeks.
Joly was quoted as saying: "We just need to make sure that there is a secure environment for staff and also we're looking at what our other Five Eyes colleagues and allies are doing."
Canada closed its embassy in Kiev on Feb. 12 and relocated diplomatic staff to the western city of Lviv. All staff members were later moved to Poland.
CTV reported that last Friday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Britain planned to revive its on-the-ground diplomacy in Ukraine this week. The United States, France and Italy have announced similar plans.
On Thursday (Apr 28), Russia saidthat it was imposing entry bans on nearly 600 Canadian nationals including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for what it called "hostile actions" by the country's leadership.
Russia imposes entry bans on nearly 600 Canadians including PM Trudeau
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland was also among 592 people barred from traveling to Russia in the largely symbolic move.
levantnews, xinhua
