On March 21st, Prime Minister Stephen Harper waves goodbye as he departs Ottawa for Ukraine, the Netherlands and Germany for official visits and the Nuclear Security Summit.
On the 22nd, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is greeted by Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Prime Minister of Ukraine, upon his arrival at the Cabinet of Ministers in Kyiv, Ukraine. Prime Minister Stephen Harper presents Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Prime Minister of Ukraine, with the Ukrainian flag that flew over Parliament Hill in Ottawa to demonstrate solidarity with the people of Ukraine in Kyiv, Ukraine. Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with Oleksandr Turchynov, Acting President of Ukraine, at the Verkhovna Rada in Ukraine. Prime Minister Stephen Harper lays flowers at a memorial in Kyiv as a symbol of Canada's respect for those who died while standing up for democratic change in Ukraine. Later that day, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, John Baird, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Peter MacKay, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada meet with Troy Lulashnyk, Canada's Ambassador to Ukraine in Kyiv. Prime Minister Stephen Harper departs Kyiv, Ukraine for the Netherlands.
On the 23rd, Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands, at the Catshuis in The Hague, Netherlands. Prime Minister Stephen Harper, joined by James Moore, Minister of Industry, Bas Verhoef, Managing Director of Uniport, and Peter Schouten, CEO of Eimskip, tours the Port of Rotterdam, the largest port in Europe and fourth largest in the world, during his bilateral visit to the Netherlands. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Industry Minister James Moore deliver remarks during a dinner with members of the business delegation at the Royal Maas Yacht Club in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Prime Minister Stephen Harper chats with Jan Peter Balkenende, former Prime Minister of the Netherlands, during the dinner.
On the 24th, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has an audience with His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, at the Noordeinde Palace in The Hague, Netherlands. Prime Minister Stephen Harper attends a question and answer session with Canadian and Dutch business representatives during his official visit to the Netherlands. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is greeted by Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands, upon his arrival at the World Forum for the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague, Netherlands. Prime Minister Stephen Harper hosts a trilateral meeting with José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, and Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, at the World Forum on the margins of the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague, Netherlands. Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway, with Didier Burkhalter, President of the Swiss Confederation, and with other G-7 leaders on the margins of the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague, Netherlands. Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivers remarks regarding Russia and the ongoing situation in Ukraine following his meeting with other G-7 leaders on the margins of the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague, Netherlands.
On the 25th, Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with Dalia Grybauskaite, President of Lithuania, Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand and Irakli Garibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia, during the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague, Netherlands. Prime Minister Stephen Harper chats with Helle Thorning Schmidt, Prime Minister of Denmark, Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands and Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon, prior to the start of a working lunch at the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague, Netherlands. Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivers remarks at the conclusion of the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague, Netherlands. Prime Minister Stephen Harper participates in the family photo at the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague, Netherlands.
On the 26th, Prime Minister Stephen Harper departs the Netherlands for Munich, Germany. Prime Minister Stephen Harper, joined by moderator Daniel Goffart, participates in a question and answer session with members of the Bavarian Business Association in Munich. Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with Horst Seehofer, Premier of Bavaria, at the Bayerische Staatskanzlei in Munich. Prime Minister Stephen Harper, joined by Trade Minister Ed Fast, has lunch with Canadian business leaders in Munich. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, participate in a business roundtable in Munich. Prime Minister Stephen Harper, joined by Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, Reiner Winkler, Chief Executive Officer, and Dr. Rainer Martens, Chief Operating Officer, tours MTU Aero Engines during his official visit to Germany. Prime Minister Stephen Harper departs Munich for Berlin during his official visit to Germany.
On March 27, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is greeted by Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, upon his arrival at the Chancellery in Berlin during his official visit to Germany. Prime Minister Stephen Harper, James Moore, Minister of Industry, and Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, participate in an expanded meeting with Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, at the Chancellery in Berlin. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, participate in a joint press conference. Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with Joachim Gauck, President of Germany, at Schloss Bellevue in Berlin. Prime Minister Stephen Harper goes on a walking tour with Frank Schlegel in Berlin.
On March 28, Prime Minister Stephen Harper departs Berlin, Germany after an official visit.
The following people are also depicted in the photographs: Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Oleksandr Turchynov, John Baird, Peter MacKay, Troy Lulashnyk, Mark Rutte, Bas Verhoef, Peter Schouten, James Moore, Jan Peter Balkenende, Marco Hennis, Didier Burkhalter, Erna Solberg, José Manuel Barroso, Herman Van Rompuy, Mark Rutte, King Willem-Alexander, Barack Obama, Angela Merkel, Shinzo Abe, François Hollande, Matteo Renzi, David Cameron, Dalia Grybauskaite, Shinzo Abe, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Ali Bongo Ondimba, John Key, Irakli Garibashvili.
