Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says the government is making rapid progress in diversifying trade, adding that its goal is to “double non-U.S. trade” over the next 10 years. Anand spoke Saturday on the sidelines of a G20 meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, where Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s attendance exposed deep rifts in the grouping. Canada’s efforts to pursue a deal with Washington have broken down, driving Prime Minister Mark Carney to aggressively pursue trade pacts with countries in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and the Middle East. “This is our middle power diplomacy,” said Anand, citing efforts to work with countries outside of North America on issues ranging from Arctic safety and security to advancing AI. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on TikTok HERE: https://www.tiktok.com/@globalnews.ca?lang=en #cdnpoli #cdnpolitics #GlobalNews