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<p><font face="Courier"></font><font face="Univers" size="+2"></font><font face="Univers" size="+2">August 19, 1998 No. 193</font></p>
<p align="CENTER"><font face="Univers" size="+2">AXWORTHY TO VISIT THE UNITED STATES AND </font></p>
<p align="CENTER"><font face="Univers" size="+2">DISCUSS NORTH AMERICAN CO-OPERATION </font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy announced today that he will travel to
Denver, Colorado, and Santa Fe, New Mexico, on August 20 and 21. </font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">On August 20, Minister Axworthy will participate in an informal roundtable with
members of the Denver Council on Foreign Relations to discuss a broad range of
international issues. He will also meet with political leaders and members of the
Colorado business community. </font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">The next day in Santa Fe, Minister Axworthy will join the 10th anniversary meeting
of the North American Institute (NAMI) to discuss broad middle and long-term
issues in the relationship between Mexico, the United States and Canada, and to
launch the Alliance for Higher Education and Enterprise in North America. </font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">"The North American Institute is working to develop a sense of North American
community by providing a forum where we can discuss and address common issues as
North Americans," said </font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">Mr. Axworthy. </font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">This year's NAMI forum includes a program of discussions on communications,
transportation, environment, education and training, and health and welfare. </font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">The North American Institute is an organization dedicated to exploring pressing
economic and social issues facing Mexico, the United States and Canada, and to
forging educational and cultural contacts throughout the North American continent.</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">A trilateral meeting between Minister Axworthy and his North American counterparts
originally scheduled in Santa Fe for August 21 and 22 has been postponed. Canada
places great importance on these discussions with Mexico and the United States and
looks forward to participating in them in the near future.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Courier">For further information, media representatives may contact:</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">Debora Brown </font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs </font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">(613) 992-1851</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">Media Relations Office</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">(613) 995-1874</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">This document is also available on the Department's Internet site:
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca</font></p>
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