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<html> <head> <meta name="Generator" content="Corel WordPerfect 8"> <title>PETTIGREW TO LEAD CANADA TRADE MISSION TO RUSSIA</title> </head> <body text="#000000" link="#0000ff" vlink="#551a8b" alink="#ff0000" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"> June 22, 2000 (12:30 p.m. EDT) No. 159 PETTIGREW TO LEAD CANADA TRADE MISSION TO RUSSIA International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew will lead a trade mission to Moscow and St. Petersburg from June 27 to 30 to promote business links with Russia. He will be accompanied by representatives from over 60 Canadian companies and organizations doing business in the country. The Minister will also co-chair a session of the Canada-Russia Intergovernmental Economic Commission (IEC). This bilateral forum aims to foster trade, investment and the transfer of technology between the two countries, as well as to advance key joint projects and address barriers to economic co-operation. "This mission is an opportunity for Canadian business to build on existing Russian partnerships, and further expand into a market with enormous economic potential," said Mr. Pettigrew. "We also want to encourage the new Russian administration to continue its economic and political reforms and develop a more stable and predictable business and investment environment." Canada's two-way merchandise trade with Russia reached $780 million in 1999, and Canadian direct investment in Russia is estimated at $1.25 billion. Canadian exporters participating in the mission represent all regions of the country and reflect Canada's key medium- and long-term interests in Russia, including natural resource development, infrastructure updating, services and agri-food sectors. While in Moscow on June 28 and 29, Minister Pettigrew plans to have several bilateral meetings with Russian government officials, including Russian IEC Co-chair and Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Khristenko, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin, and Minister for Economic Development and Trade German Gref. "As our ties become stronger, Canada is encouraging Russia's integration into multilateral and regional institutions, such as APEC in 1998," said Mr. Pettigrew. "We are also providing technical support for Russian accession to the WTO and strongly back Russia's role in the G-8 Summit process." The IEC, established in 1995, is Canada's principal forum for developing economic ties with Russia. The five current IEC working groups are devoted to agriculture and agri-food, housing and construction, energy, mining and the Arctic and North. Canada and Russia have established a wide-ranging Arctic agenda, including several joint initiatives on environmental monitoring, transportation, aboriginal business, electrical utilities and oil and gas. In St. Petersburg on June 30, the Minister will meet with the St. Petersburg Governor Vladimir Yakovlev and Leningrad Oblast Governor Valeriy Serdiukov. He will also tour the Hermitage State Museum, which Canada has supported through a government-private sector initiative to install protective film on the museum windows, to protect its art collection from the harmful effects of ultraviolet light. For more information on this mission, visit the Team Canada Web site at: <a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070220204011/http://www.tcm-mec.gc.ca/">http://www.tcm-mec.gc.ca</a> - 30 - A list of participants in the Canada Trade Mission to Russia is attached. For further information, media representatives may contact: Sylvie Bussières Office of the Minister for International Trade (613) 992-7332 Media Relations Office Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (613) 995-1874 PARTICIPANTS IN CANADIAN TRADE MISSION TO RUSSIA* <table width="100%"> <tr valign="TOP"><td></td> <td></td> <td></td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada</td> <td>Ottawa</td> <td>Ontario</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Archangel Diamond Corporation</td> <td>Vancouver </td> <td>British Columbia</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Benol Corporation</td> <td>Ottawa</td> <td>Ontario</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Betatron Sound & Signal Inc.</td> <td>Concord</td> <td>Ontario</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Bitech Petroleum Corporation Canada</td> <td>Calgary</td> <td>Alberta</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>BJ Services Company</td> <td>Calgary</td> <td>Alberta</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Canada Eurasia Energy Industry Alliance</td> <td>Calgary</td> <td>Alberta</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation</td> <td>Ottawa</td> <td>Ontario</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Canada Russia Business Forum</td> <td>Toronto</td> <td>Ontario</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Canadian Agra International Corporation</td> <td>Kincardine</td> <td>Ontario</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Candesal Technologies Limited</td> <td>Ottawa</td> <td>Ontario</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>CanEd International Inc.</td> <td>Calgary</td> <td>Alberta</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>CANSTROY International</td> <td>Etobicoke</td> <td>Ontario</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Cepra International Inc.</td> <td>Coaticook</td> <td>Quebec</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>CIBC Trade Finance Division</td> <td>Toronto</td> <td>Ontario</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>City of Montreal</td> <td>Montreal</td> <td>Quebec</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>City of Sault Ste-Marie</td> <td>Sault Ste-Marie</td> <td>Ontario</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Consortium for Economic Policy Research and Advice</td> <td>Ottawa</td> <td>Ontario</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development</td> <td>Ottawa</td> <td>Ontario</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Earth's Vital Extractors Limited</td> <td>Calgary</td> <td>Alberta</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>EMS Technologies Ltd.</td> <td>Ste-Anne de Bellevue</td> <td>Quebec</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>European Bank for Reconstruction and Development</td> <td>London</td> <td>United Kingdom</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Export Development Corporation</td> <td>Ottawa</td> <td>Ontario</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Flint Eurasia Ltd.</td> <td>Calgary</td> <td>Alberta</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>General Discovery Canada Ltd.</td> <td>Oshawa</td> <td>Ontario</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Gowling, Strathy & Henderson</td> <td>Ottawa</td> <td>Ontario</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Inline Fibreglass Ltd.</td> <td>Etobicoke</td> <td>Ontario</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>International Informatization Academy</td> <td>Montreal</td> <td>Quebec</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>International Livestock Management Schools</td> <td>Kemptville</td> <td>Ontario</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Iqaluit Chamber of Commerce</td> <td>Iqaluit</td> <td>Nunavut</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Ivanhoe Energy Inc.</td> <td>Calgary</td> <td>Alberta</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Iyanin Kutkh Ltd.</td> <td>North Vancouver</td> <td>British Columbia</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Jacques Whitford Environment Limited</td> <td>Goose Bay</td> <td>Newfoundland</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Knowledge Exchange International Centre</td> <td>Thornhill</td> <td>Ontario</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Macleod Dixon</td> <td>Calgary</td> <td>Alberta</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>MDS Nordion</td> <td>Kanata</td> <td>Ontario</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Mining Technologies International Inc.</td> <td>Sudbury</td> <td>Ontario</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Ministère des Relations internationales, Government of Quebec</td> <td>Quebec</td> <td>Quebec</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Moscow Narodny Bank Limited</td> <td>Winnipeg</td> <td>Manitoba</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Natural Resources Canada</td> <td>Ottawa</td> <td>Ontario</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Navigator Trade House International Inc.</td> <td>Winnipeg</td> <td>Manitoba</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Newcon International Ltd.</td> <td>Toronto</td> <td>Ontario</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Norex Petroleum Ltd.</td> <td>Calgary</td> <td>Alberta</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Northwest Territories Chamber of Commerce</td> <td>Yellowknife</td> <td>Northwest Territories</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Pan American Silver Corporation</td> <td>Vancouver</td> <td>British Columbia</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Placer Dome Inc.</td> <td>Vancouver</td> <td>British Columbia</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Pratt & Whitney Canada Inc.</td> <td>Longueuil</td> <td>Quebec</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Schulich School of Business</td> <td>North York</td> <td>Ontario</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Sigma VI</td> <td>Ottawa</td> <td>Ontario</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>SNC Lavalin International</td> <td>Montreal</td> <td>Quebec</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.</td> <td>Montreal</td> <td>Quebec</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>SNC-Lavalin Capital</td> <td>Montreal</td> <td>Quebec</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Société de développement international de loterie, inc.</td> <td>Laval</td> <td>Quebec</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>TRIUMF</td> <td>Vancouver</td> <td>British Columbia</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Troy Canada Inc.</td> <td>Toronto</td> <td>Ontario</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Ucluelet Seafood Processors Ltd.</td> <td>Ucluelet</td> <td>British Columbia</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>University of Saskatchewan International</td> <td>Saskatoon</td> <td>Saskatchewan</td></tr> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Velan Inc.</td> <td>Saint-Laurent</td> <td>Quebec</td></tr></table> <table width="100%"> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Yukon Chamber of Commerce</td> <td>Whitehorse</td> <td>Yukon</td></tr></table> *As of 11 a.m., June 22 </body> </html>

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