get short url 0 0 0 0 canadian minister of foreign affairs stephane dion will highlight ottawa<u+2019>s recommitment to international peacekeeping efforts when he co-chairs a ministerial peacekeeping conference in paris on october 27, global affairs canada said in a press release. 




washington (sputnik) <u+2014> representatives from the international organization of la francophonie, the united nations and the european union will attend the conference, which aims to advance peace in francophone regions, the release said. <u+00a9> reuters/ stephane mahe economic realities may force russia to rethink climate change priorities - us envoy "minister dion will deliver remarks at the plenary session during which he will highlight canada<u+2019>s re-engagement in un peacekeeping operations," the release stated on wednesday. 




in august, canadian defense minister harjit sajjan announced canada would commit 600 troops and $450 million to un peacekeeping operations. 




seven of the 16 un peacekeeping missions are in french-speaking regions, accounting for 55 percent of the peacekeeping operations budget. ...
canadian foreign minister to highlight peacekeeping at paris conference
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