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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">September 13, 2005 <i>(2:35 p.m. EDT)</i><br>
No. 162</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">MINISTER PETTIGREW TO ATTEND </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">UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY</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 will be in New York from September 13 to
21, 2005, to attend the United Nations’ 2005 World Summit and the opening of the 60th
session of the UN General Assembly. Minister Pettigrew will deliver Canada’s address
to the General Assembly on the morning of September 21, 2005.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span> </span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">“Leaders from around the world will gather this week in New York for a historic world
summit, during which they will discuss development, security, human rights and UN
reform,” stated Minister Pettigrew. “In addition to addressing these questions, I look
forward to working with my counterparts on regional issues including Haiti, the Middle
East peace process and the Great Lakes of Africa peace process.”</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">While in New York, Minister Pettigrew will participate in a number of bilateral meetings
with foreign ministers and in meetings of the Human Security Network, the G8, the
Commonwealth and other multilateral groups.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">The Minister’s trip will conclude with his participation in the opening of the Conference
on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty on
September 21. He will deliver a statement at the conference reiterating Canada’s
support for the treaty and urging the remaining 11 states whose ratifications are
required to act without delay.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">For further information, media representatives may contact:</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">Sébastien Théberge<br>
Director of Communications<br>
Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs<br>
(613) 995-1851</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">Media Relations Office<br>
Foreign Affairs Canada<br>
(613) 995-1874<br>
</span></span><a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070220185108/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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