Foreign Minister Signs on to Amendment of Southeast Asia Treaty, Meets with Mongolian Counterpart

John Baird, Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister, signed on to the Third Protocol Amending the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) in Southeast Asia during the ASEAN Regional Forum and Post Ministerial Conference in Indonesia. The TAC is a friendship treaty among ASEAN members, ASEAN dialogue partners and friends of ASEAN. Canada’s accession to the Third Protocol represents its continued commitment to enhanced relations with ASEAN, and to peace and stability in the region. In addition, Minister Baird met with Gombojav Zandanshatar, Mongolia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, on the margins of the Indonesia meetings. This was the first meeting between the two ministers. Minister Baird advocated for the expeditious conclusion of the Canada-Mongolia Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement, currently being negotiated.