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SIGNING OF THE BOOK OF SPECIFICATIONS OF THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE OF THE 2001 FRANCOPHONIE GAMES

June 21, 1999 (12:00 p.m. EDT) No. 151

SIGNING OF THE BOOK OF SPECIFICATIONS OF THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE OF THE 2001 FRANCOPHONIE GAMES

International Co-operation Minister and Minister responsible for La Francophonie Diane Marleau today presided over a ceremony in Ottawa commemorating the signing of the Book of Specifications of the Organizing Committee of the 2001 Francophonie Games (OCFG).

The Book of Specifications specifies the obligations of the Committee as mandated by the Canadian government for the organization of the IVth Games of La Francophonie, which will take place in Ottawa and Hull July 14 to 24 2001. The document sets out the roles and responsibilities of the International Committee and the Organizing Committee; among other things, it includes the official schedule as well as the Games' organizational and production components.

"The signing of this document officializes the rules of the Games, the mandate of the Organizing Committee and the logo of the Games," said Madame Marleau. "Canada is firmly committed to making a success of the sport and cultural event that is the Francophonie Games."

The Book was signed by Minister Marleau, Canadian Heritage Minister Sheila Copps, Government House Leader and President of the Orientation Committee of the Francophonie Games, Don Boudria, and by co-presidents of the OCFG, Guy Matte and Michel Drouin.

The Minister responsible for the Promotion de la Jeunesse of the Government of the Republic of Mali and President of the Conférence des Ministres de la Jeunesse et des Sports and of the Comité international des Jeux de la Francophonie, Boubacar Karamoko Coulibaly, also signed the document. The Secretary-General of the Francophonie Games, Michel Dach, also attended the ceremony.

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