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KILGOUR - VISIT TO JAPAN AND CHINA

October 15, 2002 No. 106

Media representatives are advised that David Kilgour, Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific), will visit Japan and China from October 15 to 22, 2002.

In Tokyo, Mr. Kilgour will meet with parliamentarians and Japanese vice-ministers from the ministries of Economy, Trade and Industry, Education, and Foreign Affairs. Discussions will focus on a broad range of bilateral issues with a particular emphasis on educational linkages. The Secretary of State will also meet with Canadian and Japanese business people. While in Sapporo, Japan, from October 17 to 19, Mr. Kilgour will deliver the keynote address at the Disabled Peoples' International 6th World Assembly.

While in Beijing, from October 19 to 22, Mr. Kilgour will meet with officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He will also tour a CIDA agricultural project managed by an Alberta company, Agriteam Canada Consulting Ltd., and hold discussions with Canadian business representatives.

A media opportunity is scheduled as follows:

Event: Address to the Disabled Peoples' International 6th World Assembly

Date: Friday, October 18, 2002

Time: 9:30 a.m. (local time)

Location: Kita-yell (Hokkaido Synthesis Gymnastics Centre)

Sapporo, Japan

For more information, please contact:

Jacqueline O'Neill

Office of the Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific)

(613) 944-2162

Media Relations Office

Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade