MEDIA ADVISORIES
MANLEY- VISIT TO INDIA AND PAKISTAN
January 14, 2002 No. 7
Media representatives are advised that John Manley, Minister of Foreign Affairs will visit Pakistan and India
from January 18 to 27, 2002. Minister Manley will participate in bilateral dialogue with counterparts in India and
Pakistan and will underscore Canada's encouragement of regional co-operation in the lead up to the June 2002
G8 Summit, over which Canada will preside.
En route to Pakistan, Minister Manley will make a stop in Manama, Bahrain where he will participate in the Terry
Fox Run.
Minister Manley will visit Islamabad, Pakistan on January 18 and 19 where he will meet with Pakistani President
Pervez Musharraf and Pakistani Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar. In addition, the Minister will visit Fatima Jinnah
Women's University in Rawalpindi and will hold meetings with members of the Canadian business community in
Pakistan.
While in India from January 20 through 27, Mr Manley will meet with President K.R. Narayanan, Prime Minister
Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Minister of External Affairs Jaswant Singh. Additional meetings will be held with
Minister of Home Affairs Lal Krishna Advani and Opposition Leader Sonia Gandhi. Meetings and a round table
are also scheduled with leading members of the Indian business community in Mumbai and Chennai.
Minister Manley will deliver two keynote speeches in India. The first of these will be given at a function in New
Delhi co-hosted by Jawaharlal Nehru University and the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute. The second address
will be delivered in Mumbai at a luncheon hosted by members of the Indo-Canadian Business Council (I-CBC)
and Indian Merchants Chamber (IMC).
Additional highlights of the India leg of the trip will include visits to the cities of Amritsar and Agra and a stop in
Goa. In Amritsar, Mr. Manley will become the first Canadian foreign minister ever to visit the Golden Temple. In
Agra, Minister Manley will visit the Taj Mahal and the Red Fort.
Media availabilities/photo opportunities are scheduled as follows:
Manama, Bahrain
Remarks by Minister Manley to kick off Terry Fox Run
Date: Friday, January 18, 2002
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Location: Ground opposite Diplomat Radisson Hotel (between the Shaikh Hamad and Shaikh Isa Miharraq
Causeway)
Photo Opportunity: Minister Manley participates in Terry Fox Run
Date: Friday, January 18, 2002
Time: 8:45 a.m.
Location: Ground opposite Diplomat Radisson Hotel (between the Shaikh Hamad and Shaikh Isa Miharraq
Causeway)
Islamabad, Pakistan
Photo Opportunity: Minister Manley visits King Faisal Mosque
Date: Friday, January 18, 2002
Time: 5:30 p.m. (approximately)
Location: King Faisal Mosque
Photo Opportunity: Minister Manley with President Musharraf
Date: Saturday, January 19, 2002
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Office of the President
Photo Opportunity: Minister Manley with Foreign Minister Sattar
Date: Saturday, January 19, 2002
Time: 10:50 a.m.
Location: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Joint Press Conference: Minister Manley and Foreign Minister Sattar
Date: Saturday, January 19, 2002
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Remarks by Minister Manley at Fatima Jinnah Women's University
Date: Saturday, January 19, 2002
Time: 4:15 p.m.
Location: Auditorium
Fatima Jinnah Women's University
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Amritsar, India
Photo Opportunity: Minister Manley visits Golden Temple
Date: Sunday, January 20, 2002
Time: 2:30 p.m. (approximately)
Location: Golden Temple
New Delhi, India
Photo Opportunity: Minister Manley with President Narayanan
Date: Monday, January 21, 2002
Time: 10:30 a.m. TBC
Location: Office of the President
Photo Opportunity: Minister Manley with Prime Minister Vajpayee
Date: Monday, January 21, 2002
Time: 11:30 a.m. TBC
Location: Office of the Prime Minister
Photo Opportunity: Minister Manley with External Affairs Minister Singh
Date: Monday, January 21, 2002
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Location: Hyderabad House
Joint Media Availability: Minister Manley and External Affairs Minister Singh
Date: Monday, January 21, 2002
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Hyderabad House
Keynote address at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) co-hosted by Sahstri Indo-Canadian Institute
Date: Monday, January 21, 2002
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Jawaharlal Nehru University
Photo Opportunity: Minister Manley visits Chhattarpur Temple
Date: Monday, January 21, 2002
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Chhattarpur Temple Complex
Photo Opportunity: Minister Manley with Home Affairs Minister Advani
Date: Tuesday, January 22, 2002
Time: 10:30 a.m. TBC
Location: Ministry of Home Affairs
Photo Opportunity: Minister Manley with Opposition Leader Sonia Gandhi
Date: Tuesday, January 22, 2002
Time: 11:30 a.m. TBC
Location: Office of the Opposition Leader
Agra, India
Photo Opportunity: Minister Manley visits Taj Mahal and Red Fort
Date: Tuesday, January 22, 2002
Time: 5:00 p.m. (approximately)
Location: Taj Mahal
Mumbai, India
Photo Opportunity: Minister Manley visits Spastics Society of India
Date: Wednesday, January 23, 2002
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Spastics Society
Colaba, Mumbai
Keynote address at Indo-Canadian Business Council/Indian Merchants' Chamber luncheon
Date: Wednesday, January 23, 2002
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Regal Room, Oberoi Hotel
Media Availability
Date: Wednesday, January 23, 2002
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Regal Room, Oberoi Hotel
Photo Opportunity: Minister Manley makes presentation of ambulance in memory of Gujarat earthquake
victims
Date: Wednesday, January 23, 2002
Time: 3:15 p.m.
Location: Oberoi Hotel
Chennai, India
Photo Opportunity: Minister Manley's roundtable with Chennai business community
Date: Thursday, January 24, 2002
Time: TBC
Location: Taj Coromandel Hotel (TBC)
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
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca |
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