FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Ottawa, ON – On October 3, 2023, the Hon. Michael Chong, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, held a meeting with Mr. Akihiko Sunami, Minister-Counsellor of the Embassy of Japan.

MP Chong highlighted several items with the Minister-Counsellor including:

  • The importance of the Indo-Pacific region.
  • The opportunity for Canada to work more closely with Japan on energy security, particularly on increasing exports of Canadian liquified natural gas (LNG).
  • The opportunity for Canada to work more closely with Japan on manufacturing automobile hybrid and battery technologies.

MP Chong and Mr. Akihiko Sunami discussed overall Canada-Japan relations. They agreed to continue their dialogue.

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