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<p><font face="Univers" size="+2"></font><font face="Univers" size="+2">May 7, 1996 No. 87</font></p>
<p align="CENTER"><font face="Univers" size="+2">GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT CANADA</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy announced today that his German
counterpart, Mr. Klaus Kinkel, will visit Ottawa on May 7 and 8.</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">"In the course of this visit, I will be talking with Mr. Kinkel about bilateral
issues and other subjects of common interest, such as European security, the
situation in the former Yugoslavia and UN reform," said Mr. Axworthy, who will
host a working dinner this evening for Mr. Kinkel.</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">This will be the first meeting between the two ministers, who will also discuss
the intensification of trans-Atlantic relations, a subject of particular interest
to Mr. Kinkel. A Canada-Germany partnership, formed last fall, provided the
initial impetus for present discussions aimed at formulating a Canada-EU policy
statement and an action plan to strengthen political and economic ties between
Canada and the EU.</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">Tomorrow morning, the German Foreign Minister will meet with Prime Minister Jean
Chrétien. At 9:30 a.m., immediately after this meeting, Mr. Kinkel and Mr.
Axworthy will be available to the media outside room 311-S, Centre Block.</font></p>
<p align="CENTER"><font face="Courier">- 30 -</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">For further information, media representatives may contact:</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">Catherine Lappe</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">Director of Communications</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">(613) 995-1851</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>
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