MEDIA ADVISORIES
FTAA Meeting in Ecuador
October 29, 2002 No. 118
Media representatives are advised that International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew will visit Quito, Ecuador, from
October 30 to November 1. The Minister will attend the seventh Ministerial Meeting of the Free Trade Area of the
Americas (FTAA) as well as the seventh Business Forum of the Americas.
On the margins of the Ministerial Meeting, Minister Pettigrew will undertake a series of bilateral meetings. He will also
participate in events to promote and celebrate the Canadian business presence in Ecuador, including the unveiling ceremony
of "Vision of the New Quito Airport."
Event: Photo opportunity, unveiling ceremony, "Vision of the New Quito Airport,"
with Michael Huang, Airport Development Corporation, and the Mayor of Quito
Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2002
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: International Departure Hall
Mariscal Sucre International Airport
Quito, Ecuador
Event: Minister Pettigrew will make brief remarks at a reception with Ambassador Ottfried von Finckenstein, Ecuadorian
Minister of Foreign Affairs Heinz Moeller, and representatives of the Canadian business community
Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2002
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Penthouse
Hotel Alameda Plaza
Quito, Ecuador
Event: Press conference following seventh Ministerial Meeting of the FTAA
Date: Friday, November 1, 2002
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: JW Marriott Hotel (Room TBC)
Orellana 1172 and Av. Amazonas
Quito, Ecuador
All times are local.
For more information, please contact:
| Sébastien Théberge
Director of communications
Office of the Minister for International Trade
(613) 992-7332
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Media Relations Office
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
(613) 995-1874
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca |
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