I call the meeting to order.
I'm Marty Morantz. I am the vice-chair of the committee and I'm chairing the meeting today, along with my colleague Mr. Bergeron, who is the vice-chair. We will be passing the chair to each other over the course of the meeting, so that we can each take our individual rounds.
Welcome to meeting number 23 of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development. Pursuant to the motion adopted on July 15, the committee is meeting for its study of the export of Russian Gazprom turbines.
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I would now like to welcome our first panel of witnesses before the committee and thank them for agreeing to take the time to share their views with us. We have two ministers with us, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources.
Minister Joly, please make your opening statement. You have five minutes.