MEDIA ADVISORIES

August 12, 2003 No. 83

PETTIGREW: MEDIA AVAILABILITY ON NAFTA TRIBUNAL DECISION ON SOFTWOOD LUMBER

Media representatives are advised that International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew will be available to the media on August 13 to comment on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) tribunal decision regarding countervailing duties on softwood lumber.

Event: Media availability*

Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2003

Time: 1:15 p.m.

Location: National Press Theatre

150 Wellington Street

Ottawa, Ontario

*Media representatives can also join the media availability through teleconference by calling the Media Relations Office to obtain the teleconference number and access code.

For more information, please contact:

Sébastien Théberge

Director of Communications

Office of the Minister for International Trade

(613) 992-7332

sebastien.theberge@dfait-maeci.gc.ca

Media Relations Office

Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

(613) 995-1874

http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca