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On November 18, 2019 United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that US does not consider Israeli settlements in the West Bank to be “per se inconsistent with international law.”
The US' decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital broke with the international consensus that the city's status should be negotiated directly between Israelis and Palestinians.
Canada is running for a non-permanent seat on the UNSC for the 2021-22 term, at elections in June 2020. Canada is competing against Norway and Ireland for two available seats in our regional group.
Mr. Michael Kovrig and Mr. Michael Spavor were arbitrarily detained on December 10, 2018 and formally arrested on May 6, 2019 on national security grounds.
The bilateral relationship with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) remains fractured as Saudi punitive measures against Canada remain in place.
Extradition process for Ms. Meng Wanzhou, in accordance with Canada-U.S. Extradition Treaty.
Canada's overall relationship with the United States
Appointment of Canada's first Ambassador for Women, Peace and Security
Venezuela's political, economic and humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate.
Violence in Gaza occurred November 12-14 2019 following an Israeli airstrike that killed a Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander. In response, rockets were launched into Israel by PIJ.