MEDIA ADVISORIES
MANLEY - VISIT TO STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, AND MOSCOW, RUSSIA
John Manley, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will visit Stockholm, Sweden, and Moscow, Russia, from June 20 to 25,
2001. On June 20, in Stockholm, the Minister will attend a signing ceremony for a Memorandum of Understanding
on a scientific co-operation agreement between Genome Canada and the Swedish Karolinska Institutet's Center for
Genomics and Bioinformatics. That same day, the Minister will give the keynote speech to the Canada Sweden
Business Association's annual meeting and luncheon. Minister Manley will attend the Canada-European Union
Summit in Stockholm on June 21.
On June 25, Mr. Manley will visit Moscow, where he will meet with Russian Deputy Prime Minister
Viktor Khristenko and Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov.
MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES*
SWEDEN:
Media availability: Minister Manley participating in a signing ceremony of the Canada-Sweden
Memorandum of Understanding on Scientific Co-operation
Date: Wednesday, June 20, 2001
Time: 10:30 a.m.**
Location: Nobel Forum, Karolinska Institutet
Stockholm, Sweden
Open coverage: Minister Manley giving speech at the Canada Sweden Business Association Luncheon
Date: Wednesday, June 20, 2001
Time: 12:45 p.m.**
Location: The Grand Hotel Vinterträdgården
Södra Blasieholmshamnen 8
Stockholm, Sweden
Media availability:
Date: Wednesday, June 20, 2001
Time: 1:30 p.m.**
Location: The Grand Hotel Vinterträdgården, Kinarummet Room
Södra Blasieholmshamnen 8
Stockholm, Sweden
RUSSIA:
Media availability: Minister Manley and Foreign Minister Ivanov
Date: Monday, June 25, 2001
Time: 3:30 p.m.**
Location: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Guest House
Moscow, Russia
*All events subject to scheduling changes.
**All times are local times.
For more information, please contact:
| Sanjeev Chowdhury
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
(613) 995-1851 |
Media Relations Office
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
(613) 995-1874 |
June 14, 2001 No. 41/Nº 41 Le 14 juin 2001
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