United to win: Canada and Hungary discuss strengthening international support to return deported Ukrainian children
Additionally, the ministers "exchanged views on security, transatlantic cooperation, and the current geopolitical situation."
Global Affairs Canada also highlighted the role of bilateral cooperation within NATO.
"As NATO allies, Canada and Hungary noted the importance of cooperation, and Minister Anand welcomed Hungary's renewed commitment to the European Union and NATO," the ministry concluded.
Separately, Anita Anand detailed Canada's use of advanced technology to trace illegally removed Ukrainians. According to her, Canada has assisted Ukraine over the past two years by leveraging:
"We are now deepening and enhancing the work that is already underway," Anand stated in Toronto.
The minister stressed that using modern technology remains "critical to locating and bringing home illegally removed Ukrainians."
"Artificial intelligence, tracking mechanisms, and new optical technologies play a key role in our joint work with other states," Anand noted.
She added that returning illegally removed children requires first establishing "their exact location and movement route."
Background
Toronto hosted the opening of the second international conference on September 28, dedicated to the return of Ukrainian children, detained civilians, and prisoners of war. Canada, Ukraine, and Norway served as co-organizers for the event.
As reported by Rubryka, Norway allocated 25 million Norwegian kroner (over 2.6 million US dollars) to trace and return Ukrainian children illegally deported by Russia, as well as to assist prisoners of war and detained civilians.
Earlier, the United States supported a 12 million US dollars program aimed at reintegrating Ukrainian children returned from deportation and temporarily occupied territories.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyi's Bring Kids Back UA initiative reported that as of September 25, official data confirms:
Additionally, the US allocated 25 million US dollars for programs focused on returning and rehabilitating Ukrainian children forcibly removed by Russia.
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