This Monday the President Gabriel Boric arrived in Canada accompanied by the chancellor Antonia Urrejolathe Minister of Economy, Nicolas Grauand the President of the Confederation of Production and Commerce, Subtle Juan, to begin its international tour in North America.
Among his first activities, the President met with the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, on Parliament Hill. “I have no doubt that we will be able to consolidate Chile’s leadership at the international level, in conjunction with the principles we share with Canadasaid Boric upon his arrival at the Canadian Parliament.
Likewise, Foreign Minister Urrejola signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment.
After the meeting with the Prime Minister, Boric stressed that he had met Justin Trudeau to “look together from the south of the world to the north, the values that unite us and those shared values that today in a world that is changing so quickly, it is so important to reveal the fight for inclusive growth, respecting and believing in the science of climate crises that we human beings have caused and, therefore, work together on various initiatives that aim for ecologically sustainable development over time”.
Regarding the topics that were discussed, President Boric clarified that it was the policy that was promoted in Canada, which had good results: “We want to imitate them precisely because it is good to replicate good ideas in our country“, then he also added that “We talked about the importance we attach to the unrestricted defense of human rights, where these cannot be called into question according to the color of the government which violated them”.
“From the southern and northern hemispheres we firmly sayWe, Chile and Canada will raise our voices from the American continent for all countries in the world to fully respect the Universal Declaration of Rights“, he underlined.
In the area of the environment, Boric said that together with Canada, they want to increase “environmental standards, generating inclusive growth and development and for that we are going to work together, today we endorsed not only these shared values, but also We are also making available to the world the leadership with which our countries have honored us to undertake the difficult but urgent task of defending our oceans. Chile is a pioneer in marine protected areas.
“We want to invite the world, especially the entire Pacific coast, to join this challenge which has so much to do with climate justice, the protection of our ecosystems, the protection of our oceans, having a new development model, and which is valid both in Canada and in Chile“, he added.
Finally, he pointed out that Canada and Chile have indigenous peoples in common and that they share the experience of “difficult times, the Prime Minister even spoke of genocide and For these wounds to heal, there needs to be recognition and a new pact that specifically addresses how indigenous communities, first nations, fit into the development that we all aspire to.”.
While his Canadian counterpart, Justin Trudeau, pointed out that President Boric chose to “come to Canada, which not only reinforces some eighty years of friendship and 25 years of free trade relations, but also that it is a very solid foundation of the real values that we share throughout the American continent.”.
Regarding the priorities on which they agreed, the Prime Minister explained that “are to build an economy that works for everyone, fight climate change and work in partnership with Indigenous peoples”.
He also added that “it is so important to celebrate and welcome such a strong and progressive voice on the world stage, with great news for ChileIt’s great news for Canada to have such a strong partner on the other side of the continent. »
Trudeau also stressed that it is important to continue”adding to these strong voices from all over the world who are fighting for democracy, for human rights, who are fighting threats against institutions and instability, aligned with climate change, gender equality, inclusion, not only that life is better and easier for citizens, but they will also give better economic growth”.
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