
Minister of National Defence of Canada: Canada and Ukraine have a strong and enduring relationship
On the
occasion of Day of National Unity of Ukraine Embassy of Ukraine in Canada
hosted an official reception attended by Minister of National Defence of Canada Mr. Harjit
Singh Sajjan, Accociated
Deputy Minister of National Defence Mr. Gordon Venner and Senior Adviser to the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine Mrs. Jill Sinclair.
During his
speech Minister of National Defence of Canada said
that cooperation between Canada and Ukraine is ‘especial’
and there is a high level of interaction between Canadian and Ukrainian
military in the framework of Canadian Armed Forces military training mission in
Ukraine.
As Mr. Harjit Sajjan mentioned, such
cooperation is the best signal to Russia of a firm position of Canadian
Government to support Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression.
Ukrainian
diplomats expressed the words of gratitude to Minister of National Defence of Canada for support in the sphere of Armed Forces
of Ukraine capabilities development, particularly for the decision to add
Ukraine to the list of countries on the Automatic Firearms Country Control List
(AFCCL).