September 4, 1998 No. 204

AXWORTHY TO VISIT CHICAGO

Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy today announced that he will visit Chicago on September 8 and 9, 1998, to address the Mid-America Committee and meet with senior business and political representatives of the region to discuss Canadian foreign policy.

Mr. Axworthy will attend the opening of Landmines, an exhibition by Canadian photographer Robert Semeniuk. He will also meet with Physicians Against Landmines, take part in the board meeting of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and inaugurate a Canada-U.S. Internet Treaties Project involving the Library of International Relations at the Chicago-Kent College of Law and the University of Montreal.

"Canada and the United States share interests in a whole range of global and hemispheric issues," said Minister Axworthy. "Our countries are co-operating and developing new tools, new ideas and new institutions to meet the challenges of our changing world."

During his visit, Minister Axworthy will address humanitarian concerns such as landmines, small arms, child soldiers and the International Criminal Court. Mr. Axworthy will also focus on new approaches to foreign policy making that embrace the concepts of human security and the North American community.

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