NEWS RELEASES
ROMANIAN FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER VISITS CANADA
October 3, 1996 No. 181
ROMANIAN FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER VISITS CANADA
Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy today announced that the Minister of
Foreign Affairs of Romania, His Excellency Teodor Viorel Melescanu, will pay an
official visit to Canada on October 3 and 4.
Mr. Melescanu will meet with Prime Minister Jean Chrétien to convey a message from
President Ion Iliescu on the expansion of NATO and to discuss bilateral relations.
Mr. Melescanu will also meet with Minister for International Trade Art Eggleton
and Minister of Industry John Manley.
"We plan to use this visit to strengthen our relations with Romania, emphasizing
business and the diversification of our trade," Mr. Axworthy said.
The Minister congratulated Romanian authorities on signing the treaty on concord,
co-operation and good neighbourliness between Romania and Hungary. "This treaty
will pave the way for closer co-operation, both regionally and internationally."
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For further information, media representatives may contact:
Catherine Lappe
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
(613) 995-1851
Media Relations Office
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
(613) 995-1874
This document is also available on the Department's Internet site:
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca
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