King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium are on a 6-day State Visit to Canada, from March 11th to 17th, at the invitation of Julie Payette, the Governor General of Canada (the representative of the Queen of Canada), to strengthen and celebrate political, economic and cultural ties between the two countries. Click HERE for Day 1, HERE for Day 2, and HERE for Day 3.
#Canada et #Belgique, des partenaires de longue date dans les secteurs de l'aerospatial et de l'aviation. Sur terre aussi bien que dans l'espace!
Les astronautes Frank De Winne et @RobertThirsk ont collaboré à bord de l'#ISS. Rencontre @Sonaca_Aircraft.#BELCAN2018 🇧🇪🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/FUiurfL0er
— 🇧🇪 Belgium MFA (@BelgiumMFA) March 15, 2018
#Canada et #Belgique, des partenaires de longue date dans les secteurs de l'aerospatial et de l'aviation. Sur terre aussi bien que dans l'espace!
Les astronautes Frank De Winne et @RobertThirsk ont collaboré à bord de l'#ISS. Rencontre @Sonaca_Aircraft.#BELCAN2018 🇧🇪🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/FUiurfL0er
#BELCAN2018 🇧🇪🇨🇦 @Sonaca_Aircraft producer of aircraft wing components #Belgian #investment #15years #FrankDeWinne #Montréal pic.twitter.com/LMFfzXoM8Y
— Belgian Royal Palace (@MonarchieBe) March 15, 2018
#BELCAN2018 🇧🇪🇨🇦 @Sonaca_Aircraft producer of aircraft wing components #Belgian #investment #15years #FrankDeWinne #Montréal pic.twitter.com/LMFfzXoM8Y
— Belgian Royal Palace (@MonarchieBe) March 15, 2018Le premier ministre @phcouillard rencontre Leurs Majestés le Roi et la Reine des Belges à Montréal lors de leur visite d'État. Les relations Québec-Belgique sont au coeur de cette rencontre! 🇧🇪 @MonarchieBe Crédit photo: SPF Affaires étrangères pic.twitter.com/LaQCkl0TbA
— Relations internationales du Québec (@MRIF_Quebec) March 15, 2018
Le premier ministre @phcouillard rencontre Leurs Majestés le Roi et la Reine des Belges à Montréal lors de leur visite d'État. Les relations Québec-Belgique sont au coeur de cette rencontre! 🇧🇪 @MonarchieBe Crédit photo: SPF Affaires étrangères pic.twitter.com/LaQCkl0TbA
— Relations internationales du Québec (@MRIF_Quebec) March 15, 2018King Philippe and Queen Mathilde started their visit to Montreal at the SONACA Plant (MIRABEL), a successful Canada-Belgium partnership in the air & space industry. Afterwards, the met with the Lieutenant Governor of Québec and the Premier of Québec, who hosted an Official Luncheon at the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal.
#BELCAN2018 🇧🇪🇨🇦 University of Montreal, seminar on #digital technology in #learning and #teaching pic.twitter.com/6hPrcGyxuk
— Belgian Royal Palace (@MonarchieBe) March 15, 2018
#BELCAN2018 🇧🇪🇨🇦 University of Montreal, seminar on #digital technology in #learning and #teaching pic.twitter.com/6hPrcGyxuk
— Belgian Royal Palace (@MonarchieBe) March 15, 2018#BELCAN2018 🇧🇪🇨🇦 Chocolate Academy founded by Barry Callebaut, a training center for professional chefs and students interested in optimizing their skills to prepare chocolate products #BelgianChocolate pic.twitter.com/WEmMFLWYm8
— Belgian Royal Palace (@MonarchieBe) March 15, 2018
#BELCAN2018 🇧🇪🇨🇦 Chocolate Academy founded by Barry Callebaut, a training center for professional chefs and students interested in optimizing their skills to prepare chocolate products #BelgianChocolate pic.twitter.com/WEmMFLWYm8
— Belgian Royal Palace (@MonarchieBe) March 15, 2018In the afternoon, King Philippe attended the conclusions of the academic Roundtable “Digital Technology in learning and teaching – practices, challenges and perspectives” followed by a “networking tea” with students in mobility exchanges and alumni, while the Queen attended a Belgian Food and Gastronomy Event. Later, they attended a Conference and panel on Artificial Intelligence with the Premier of Quebec.
#BELCAN2018 🇧🇪🇨🇦 Reception for the Belgian community living in #Québec pic.twitter.com/J53FQQi1EP
— Belgian Royal Palace (@MonarchieBe) March 16, 2018
#BELCAN2018 🇧🇪🇨🇦 Reception for the Belgian community living in #Québec pic.twitter.com/J53FQQi1EP
— Belgian Royal Palace (@MonarchieBe) March 16, 2018Vicerector @HerrewegheMieke overtuigt ook Koningin Mathilde van kwaliteit @ugent @#BELCAN2018 pic.twitter.com/FEq8K6OD2q
— Guido (@gvhuylen) March 16, 2018
Vicerector @HerrewegheMieke overtuigt ook Koningin Mathilde van kwaliteit @ugent @#BELCAN2018 pic.twitter.com/FEq8K6OD2q
— Guido (@gvhuylen) March 16, 2018very nice conversation on education with the queen. #belcan2018 #robovision #ontoforce pic.twitter.com/4ce0C3QLR4
— Jonathan Berte (@jonathanberte) March 16, 2018
very nice conversation on education with the queen. #belcan2018 #robovision #ontoforce pic.twitter.com/4ce0C3QLR4
— Jonathan Berte (@jonathanberte) March 16, 2018In the evening, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde hosted a Reception for the Belgian community living in Québec in the presence of the Lieutenant Governor of Québec at the Chalet du Mont-Royal.