NEWS RELEASES
January 21, 2005 (1:30 a.m. EST)
No. 13
STATEMENT BY MINISTER PETTIGREW ON THE DEATH OF ZHAO ZIYANG
Foreign Affairs Minister Pierre Pettigrew has made the following statement on the death
of Zhao Ziyang:
"On behalf of the people of Canada, I would like to extend condolences to the family of
Zhao Ziyang, who died earlier this week. Zhao Ziyang, who was the first senior Chinese
leader to visit Canada, was well known to Canadians as a pioneer of reform. Our
thoughts are with his family as they mourn their loss."
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For further information, media representatives may contact:
Sébastien Théberge
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
(613) 995-1851
Media Relations Office
Foreign Affairs Canada
(613) 995-1874
http://www.international.gc.ca
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