MEDIA ADVISORIES
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER MANLEY - VISIT TO AFGHANISTAN
January 2
4, 2002
Media representatives are advised that John Manley, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, will visit Afghanistan on January
25, 2002, to meet with officials of the newly formed Interim Administration, discuss upcoming challenges, and assess the
situation on the ground first-hand. This visit concludes a nine-day trip to the region.
In Kabul, Mr. Manley will meet with the Chairman of the Interim Administration of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan,
Hamid Karzai, and United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who is also on an official visit to the region. In addition,
the Deputy Prime Minister will visit a demining project at the Kabul airport to mark the significant contribution that
Canadians are making toward ridding the country of anti-personnel mines. Mr. Manley will also visit a CARE Canada
project, funded by the Canadian International Development Agency, which distributes food to Afghan widows.
Media availabilities/photo opportunities are currently scheduled as follows. Note that all events and times are subject to
change.
Photo opportunity with Deputy Prime Minister Manley and Chairman Karzai; Media availability following
bilateral (to be confirmed)
Date: Friday, January 25, 2002
Time: Photo opportunity at 11:30 a.m.; possible media availability at noon
Location: Presidential Palace, Kabul
Photo opportunity and media availability: Deputy Prime Minister Manley tours CARE food project
Date: Friday, January 25, 2002
Time: 12:30 -1:40 p.m.
Location: Park Road, Sahr-e-Naw, Kabul
Photo opportunity: Deputy Prime Minister Manley meets with Chairman Karzai and U.N. Secretary-General
Annan
Date: Friday, January 25, 2002
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Presidential Palace, Kabul
For more information, please contact:
Jennifer Sloan
Director of Communications
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
(613) 952-4900
Media Relations Office
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
(613) 995-1874
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca
Canadian High Commission in Pakistan
(011) (92) (51) 227-9100
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