Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister High Level Partnership Forum (HLPF) on Somalia in Turkey

Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion is expected to participate in the High Level Partnership Forum (HLPF) on Somalia in Turkey, the latest in a series of international conferences dedicated to helping Somalia rebuild.

“Minister Dion’s participation in this ministerial meeting reaffirms Canada’s commitment to supporting international efforts toward a more stable, peaceful and resilient Somalia,” said the statement from
Global Affairs.

“Progress in Somalia is essential to regional security and stability in East Africa.”
The conference which is eschedulled to run two days will kick off on 23rd this month in Stanbul.

The minister’s trip to Turkey also comes amid rising tensions between Russia and Turkey, with both countries accusing each other of provocative and destabilising behaviour.
The High-Level Partnership Forum in Turkey on Feb. 23-24, will be a follow-up to the High-Level Meeting on Somalia held in New York on Sept. 28, 2015.