February 9, 2006
Minister of Finance James M. Flaherty to Attend G8 Finance
Ministers Meeting on February 10-11, 2006, in Moscow, Russia
Note: All times are local.
During his visit to Moscow, Minister Flaherty will take part in bilateral meetings with U.S. Treasury Secretary John W. Snow, U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown and Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin.
Friday, February 10
7:30 p.m.
Minister Flaherty will attend a dinner hosted by Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin at the Kremlin.
Saturday, February 11
8:30 a.m.
Minister Flaherty will attend a meeting with G8 Finance Ministers at Le Meridien National Hotel.
2:00 p.m.
Minister Flaherty will attend a meeting with G8 Finance Ministers and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin.
Press Conference
4:30 p.m.
Minister Flaherty will be available to the media at the Forum Hall Media Centre, 11/10 Letnikovsky Pereulok, Building 7.
6:00 p.m. (10 a.m. EST)
Minister Flaherty will be available to Canadian journalists via conference call.
Canadian journalists who would like to take part in the conference call must dial (613) 954-4096 or toll-free in Canada only 1 888 265-0464 and refer to reservation # 5328893 at least 10 minutes before the event is scheduled to begin.
_______________________ For further information:
David Gamble Media Relations (613) 996-8080
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