MEDIA ADVISORIES
PARADIS - VISIT TO PARIS
July 23, 2002 No. 84
Secretary of State (Latin America and Africa) (Francophonie) Denis Paradis will be in Paris, France, on July 25 in his
capacity as the Government of Canada's official representative to La Francophonie.
During his visit, Mr. Paradis will be meeting with Pierre-André Wiltzer, the new French Minister-delegate for Cooperation
and La Francophonie. As representatives of two important member countries of the International Organization of La
Francophonie, they will be discussing preparations for the IX Francophonie Summit, to be held in Beirut, Lebanon, from
October 18 to 20, 2002.
Secretary of State Paradis will also be meeting with Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the Secretary-General of the International
Organization of La Francophonie and with Roger Dehaybe, General Administrator of the Intergovernmental Agency of
La Francophonie.
For further information on La Francophonie, please log onto the Department's Web site, at http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/foreignp/francophonie/menu-e.htm
For more information, please contact:
Laurence Marquis
Office of the Secretary of State (Latin America and Africa) (Francophonie)
(613) 992-6578
Media Relations Office
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
(613) 995-1874
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca
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