Joly makes 1st trip to U.K. after political sea change in British election
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Joly is the first foreign minister to be invited to meet with her counterpart David Lammy in London since his recent appointment to the new Labour government.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly met with her new British counterpart Monday for the first time since the Labour Party took power in the United Kingdom last week.
She is the first foreign minister to be invited to meet with David Lammy in London since his recent appointment as U.K. secretary of state for foreign, Commonwealth and development affairs.
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“Few partnerships can match the U.K.’s unique relationship with Canada,” Lammy said in a social-media post on Monday.
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Joly’s office said ahead of her meeting that the two were expected to discuss ways to “deepen bilateral relations” between the countries.
“We discussed the ways in which we can strengthen our partnership and how our countries can continue to work together to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges,” the minister said in a post on X after her meeting with Lammy.
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