Diplomatic Circles

Parliamentary delegation calls for ‘deeper Canadian engagement’ with Sudan after 14 years of frigid ties

Plus, the Ugandan High Commission has got the okay from the city's Planning Committee to demolish its former building.

Liberal MP Rob Oliphant and Conservative Senator Raynell Andreychuk, co-chairs of the Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association, made the first official Canadian visit to Sudan in 14 years earlier this year. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia

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BY SHRUTI SHEKAR

May 2, 2018

Parliamentarians who earlier this year made the first official Canadian visit to Sudan in 14 years are calling on Canada to review ties with the northeast African country after years of frigid relations, with a view to potentially lifting sanctions. A two-person Canadian parliamentary delegation tr...

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