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Baird heads to Far East this weekend for meetings in Brunei, China
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird is heading to the Far East this weekend.
Baird’s office says he leaves Sunday for Brunei and China.
In Brunei, Baird will attend a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
The minister’s office says Baird will try to deepen relations and increase Canada’s engagement with his colleagues from across the Asia-Pacific region.
Merchandise trade between Canada and the countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations was $15.8 billion last year.
Baird will then head to China to meet with the country’s new leaders.
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