Francois-Philippe Champagne is putting his frequent flyer points where his mouth is.Champagne says he is determined to project Canada’s foreign policy as a defender of human rights while forging alliances with trusted, longtime allies.
Friday’s announcement that he will undertake a four-country European tour — his second multi-country overseas trip in less than two months in the midst of a global pandemic — is intended to underscore that commitment.Champagne departs Sunday on a four-country trip that will take him to Greece, Austria, Belgium and Lithuania.
He will meet the exiled opposition leader of Belarus and hold talks on the fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.