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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">May 30, 2005 <i>(9:40 EDT)</i><br>
No. 97</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">CANADA TO HOST MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL </span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">CONFERENCE ON HAITI</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">Foreign Affairs Minister Pierre Pettigrew and International Cooperation Minister
Aileen Carroll today announced that the Montreal International Conference on Haiti will
take place on June 16 and 17, 2005. </span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">“I am pleased to welcome Haiti’s international partners to Montreal for this conference,”
said Minister Pettigrew. “As Haiti prepares to hold elections, maintaining the dialogue
between Haitians and the international community is essential. The Montreal
International Conference on Haiti is the result of the invitation extended by Canada at
the Cayenne Meeting, in French Guiana, to continue implementing the joint effort of the
Government of Haiti and the international community in response to Haiti’s needs.” </span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">The Montreal International Conference on Haiti, organized by the Government of
Canada in conjunction with the Government of Haiti, will bring together senior officials
from Haiti’s international partners. During the meeting, participants will discuss the
situation in Haiti; the procedural requirements for the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti
(MINUSTAH) under the new Security Council resolution, which will be voted on by May
31; the progress of the electoral process; the eventual establishment of an international
elections observation mission; and the implementation of the Interim Cooperation
Framework (ICF). </span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">“Canada is honoured to host Haiti's international partners in Montreal to work on a
concerted strategy to ensure that fundamental rights and democratic values will
continue to be respected during and after the election,” said Minister Carroll. “By
bringing together Haitian partners, this conference will allow us all to work closely to
improve the quality of life of the Haitian people.”</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">The Government of Canada has agreed to contribute more than $180 million over two
years toward reconstruction and development efforts, including $154 million in support
of the transitional government’s ICF and 100 civilian police officers for MINUSTAH.
Canada has also committed $17 million to facilitate the smooth running of Haiti’s
electoral process.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">For more information on Canada’s contribution in Haiti, visit the following Web site:
</span></span><a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070221004615/http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/cip-pic/library/reconstructinghaiti-en.asp"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="text-decoration: underline">http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/cip-pic/library/reconstructinghaiti-en.asp</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #000000">.</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #000000">For further information, media representatives may contact:</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #000000">Sébastien Théberge<br>
Director of Communications<br>
Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs<br>
(613) 995-1851</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #000000">Media Relations Office<br>
Foreign Affairs Canada<br>
(613) 995-1874<br>
</span></span></span><a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070221004615/http://www.international.gc.ca/"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="text-decoration: underline">http://www.international.gc.ca</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #000000">Andrew Graham<br>
Director of Communications<br>
Office of the Minister of International Cooperation<br>
(819) 953-6238</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #000000">Media Relations Office<br>
Canadian International Development Agency <br>
(819) 953-6534<br>
</span></span></span><a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070221004615/mailto:info@acdi-cida.gc.ca"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="text-decoration: underline">info@acdi-cida.gc.ca</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #000000"> <br>
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