Parliamentary Secretary Deepak Obhrai discusses democratic development with Mongolia

OTTAWA: Deepak Obhrai, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, recently visited several key partners in Asia to promote and expand Canada’s interests abroad.

Obhrai is seeking to nurture Canada`s bilateral relationship with Mongolia, a country that contributes to Canada`s prosperity and has publicly expressed its desire to emulate Canada. Following the Mongolian Prime Minister`s visit to Canada in September 2010, Canada developed a long-term engagement strategy and PS Obhrai’s highlights the breadth of the Canada-Mongolia relationship.

In particular, PS Obhrai discussed issues of economic and democratic development. In Japan, PS Obhrai discussed with his counterpart the progress on a range of common bilateral objectives, and strengthen the friendship and understanding between Canada and Japan.

Following his visit to Japan, PS Obhrai made a stop in the Philippines to discuss issues of good governance and economic development with his counterparts in the Filipino government. Moreover, his visit will coincide with the 35th anniversary of Canada-ASEAN relations, a group in which the Philippines is a member.

Furthermore, PS Obhrai will take this opportunity to raise the issue of human rights. Canada values its strong relationship with the Philippines and looks forward to further nurturing this relationship.

Above news release sent by Obhrai’s office