Canada to Open Canadian Embassy in Burma

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced Canada’s plans to open an embassy in Burma during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum and Post Ministerial Conference in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Minister Baird met with his ASEAN counterparts, including Burmese Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin. Minister Baird is currently on his fourth trip to Asia in the last year.