Canada’s Trade Minister Day Travels to Ukraine and Asia

(Agence France Presse) The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway will travel this week to Ukraine and India to promote Canadian exports, as well as to Kazakhstan where he is to discuss nuclear issues. His office said September 21, Day is to travel to Ukraine from September 22 to 23, stop in Kazakhstan on September 24 for one day, then head to India for two days of talks.

Canadian exports to India increased 80 percent in 2008, over the previous year, to 229.7 million dollars. This will be Day’s second visit this year to India.

In Kazakhstan, Day will work to “further nuclear cooperation between Canada and Kazakhstan and to strengthen bilateral investment,” his office said.