AVIS AUX MÉDIAS
December 8, 2005
No. A/123
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA REPRESENTATION AT THE WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATION NEGOTIATIONS IN HONG KONG
The Sixth World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference will take place in Hong
Kong, China, from December 13 to 18, 2005. International Trade Minister Jim Peterson,
Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Andy Mitchell, and Senator Jack Austin, Leader of
the Government in the Senate, will represent the Government of Canada.
The federal delegation will be joined by a number of provincial representatives,
including nine provincial agriculture ministers, representatives of 87 business and civil
society organizations, and of Canadian agriculture stakeholders and non-governmental
organizations.
Media representatives interested in receiving debriefs from members of the Canadian
delegation in Hong Kong are asked to register with International Trade Canada’s Media
Relations Office no later than 2 p.m. on Friday, December 9, 2005, by calling:
1-613-995-1874. Morning briefings will be held daily. A separate advisory will be issued
Monday, December 12, 2005, advising media representatives of times.
For more information, please contact:
Jacqueline LaRocque
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister of International Trade
(613) 992-7332
Media Relations Office
International Trade Canada
(613) 995-1874
http://www.international.gc.ca
Elizabeth Whiting
Office of the Minister of Agriculture
and Agri-Food
(613) 759-1059
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
(613) 759-7972
1-866-345-7972
http://www.agr.gc.ca
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