Canada Committed to Resolution of Honduran Crisis
Canada Committed to Resolution of Honduran Crisis
As Canada's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Peter Kent visits Tegucigalpa this week with an OAS delegation, Canadian Senator Pamela Wallin comments on Ottawa's commitment to resolving the Honduran dispute.
Canada’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Peter Kent headed to Honduras this week with a delegation from the Organization of American States (OAS). The mission hopes to achieve a peaceful solution to the dispute there. This is the second trip to Honduras for the minister, who serves as a steady representative of Canada’s resolve to peacefully and equitably settle this conflict.
As an OAS member, Canada serves as a productive part of this important regional meeting of the minds. Canada has reengaged the entire region; Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has shown a keen interest in finding common ground, seeking creative and mutually beneficial trade agreements.
Canada now carries a strong voice throughout the Western Hemisphere, spurring OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza to remark: “It is critically important for all of us that Canada has a constructive voice during our deliberations.”
The Canadian government will continue to speak clearly for democratic values and principles in Honduras and elsewhere in the Americas.
