Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird has announced in detail his country’s commitment on additional funding for ASEAN-Canada cooperation initiatives.
The FM told the press on July 2 following his attendance at the ASEAN-Canada Ministerial Meeting and the ASEAN Regional Forum that Canadian aids include a 2 million USD project to consolidate ASEAN’s internal and external economic relations, and a 4.5 million USD funding for a Singapore-based ASEAN infrastructure centre to serve the bloc’s connectivity.
The country also pledged the provision of 10 million USD in four years for mitigating disaster impacts and 5 million USD for security initiatives in Southeast Asia.
The FM affirmed that Canada continues to make remarkable contributions to ASEAN’s goal of building a community and will maximise its involvement in the process.
Canada has over the past 18 months pumped 8 million USD into applied health research as well as added 1 million USD to projects to assist businesses and scientists engaged in scientific, technological and medicinal research in the bloc.
Ties between ASEAN and Canada have grown since the northern American country become ASEAN’s dialogue partner 36 years ago.-VNA
The FM told the press on July 2 following his attendance at the ASEAN-Canada Ministerial Meeting and the ASEAN Regional Forum that Canadian aids include a 2 million USD project to consolidate ASEAN’s internal and external economic relations, and a 4.5 million USD funding for a Singapore-based ASEAN infrastructure centre to serve the bloc’s connectivity.
The country also pledged the provision of 10 million USD in four years for mitigating disaster impacts and 5 million USD for security initiatives in Southeast Asia.
The FM affirmed that Canada continues to make remarkable contributions to ASEAN’s goal of building a community and will maximise its involvement in the process.
Canada has over the past 18 months pumped 8 million USD into applied health research as well as added 1 million USD to projects to assist businesses and scientists engaged in scientific, technological and medicinal research in the bloc.
Ties between ASEAN and Canada have grown since the northern American country become ASEAN’s dialogue partner 36 years ago.-VNA
