Diplomatic Circles

Israel envoy announces departure, welcomes free trade agreement

A bill to modernize the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement, first signed in 1997, received royal assent on May 27.

Nimrod Barkan, Israel’s ambassador to Canada, and International Trade Minister Jim Carr toast with a glass of wine during a cocktail reception May 27 to celebrate 70 years of Canada-Israel relations. Mr. Barkan will leave Ottawa in November. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

May 29, 2019

It was a bittersweet evening as Canada and Israel celebrated 70 years of diplomatic ties. Ambassador Nimrod Barkan announced his upcoming retirement from the post, but also feted a revised free trade agreement between the two countries getting one step closer to implementation.

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