November 17, 2006 (1:30 p.m. EST)
No. 136
PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY OBHRAI TO REPRESENT
GOVERNMENT AT SECOND REGIONAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION
CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN
The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Atlantic
Canada Opportunities Agency, today announced that the Honourable Deepak Obhrai,
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will represent the
Government during the Second Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on
Afghanistan (RECC), in New Delhi, India, on November 18 and 19, 2006.
“Enhanced regional economic cooperation is important not only to Afghanistan’s
progress toward becoming a self-sustaining, prosperous state, but also in promoting
regional stability,” said Minister MacKay. “Canada will continue to play an active role in
empowering Afghans to foster links with their neighbours.”
The conference will review the implementation of the December 2005 Kabul
Declaration on Regional Economic Cooperation. Participants will explore ways to
strengthen cooperation in the areas of electricity, transport, trade, investment and
agriculture, while promoting capacity building and focusing on regional projects.
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