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WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION HEAD TO VISIT CANADA
May 23, 1996 No. 95
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION HEAD TO VISIT CANADA
The Honourable Art Eggleton, Minister for International Trade, announced today
that Renato Ruggiero, Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), will
visit Canada, May 27-31, to meet Prime Minister Chrétien and other senior cabinet
ministers in Ottawa and give the annual Sylvia Ostry lecture. He will later visit
the Toronto area to attend private functions.
"We must maintain the momentum of world trade liberalization," Mr. Eggleton said.
"It is key to economic growth and job creation in Canada and the world. The WTO
is playing a central role in this process as the linchpin in the global trading
system."
Mr. Ruggiero will meet with Mr. Chrétien on Tuesday, May 28, to discuss
multilateral trade issues in advance of the G-7 Economic Summit in Lyon in June.
The first WTO conference of ministers to be held in Singapore in December will be
a major topic of discussion. Mr. Ruggiero will also have a luncheon meeting that
day, hosted by Mr. Eggleton.
While in Ottawa, the WTO Director General will give the annual Sylvia Ostry
lecture, sponsored by the Public Policy Forum, on Tuesday afternoon.
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For further information, media representatives may contact:
Media Relations Office
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
(613) 995-1874
Nicole Bourget
Director of Communications
Minister Eggleton's Office
(613) 996-6271
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