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<p><strong>January 14, 2002 No. 7</strong></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Media representatives are advised that John Manley, Minister of Foreign Affairs will visit Pakistan and India
from January 18 to 27, 2002. Minister Manley will participate in bilateral dialogue with counterparts in India and
Pakistan and will underscore Canada's encouragement of regional co-operation in the lead up to the June 2002
G8 Summit, over which Canada will preside. </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">En route to Pakistan, Minister Manley will make a stop in Manama, Bahrain where he will participate in the Terry
Fox Run.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Minister Manley will visit Islamabad, Pakistan on January 18 and 19 where he will meet with Pakistani President
Pervez Musharraf and Pakistani Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar. In addition, the Minister will visit Fatima Jinnah
Women's University in Rawalpindi and will hold meetings with members of the Canadian business community in
Pakistan. </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">While in India from January 20 through 27, Mr Manley will meet with President K.R. Narayanan, Prime Minister
Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Minister of External Affairs Jaswant Singh. Additional meetings will be held with
Minister of Home Affairs Lal Krishna Advani and Opposition Leader Sonia Gandhi. Meetings and a round table
are also scheduled with leading members of the Indian business community in Mumbai and Chennai.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Minister Manley will deliver two keynote speeches in India. The first of these will be given at a function in New
Delhi co-hosted by Jawaharlal Nehru University and the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute. The second address
will be delivered in Mumbai at a luncheon hosted by members of the Indo-Canadian Business Council (I-CBC)
and Indian Merchants Chamber (IMC).</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Additional highlights of the India leg of the trip will include visits to the cities of Amritsar and Agra and a stop in
Goa. In Amritsar, Mr. Manley will become the first Canadian foreign minister ever to visit the Golden Temple. In
Agra, Minister Manley will visit the Taj Mahal and the Red Fort.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong></strong></font><font face="Arial"><strong>Media availabilities/photo opportunities are scheduled as follows:</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong><u>Manama, Bahrain</u></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Remarks by Minister Manley to kick off Terry Fox Run<u></u></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Date: </strong> Friday, January 18, 2002<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Time: </strong>8:30 a.m.<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Location:</strong> Ground opposite Diplomat Radisson Hotel (between the Shaikh Hamad and Shaikh Isa Miharraq
Causeway) <strong><u></u></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Photo Opportunity: Minister Manley participates in Terry Fox Run<u></u></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Date: </strong> Friday, January 18, 2002<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Time: </strong>8:45 a.m.<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Location:</strong> Ground opposite Diplomat Radisson Hotel (between the Shaikh Hamad and Shaikh Isa Miharraq
Causeway) <strong><u></u></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong><u>Islamabad, Pakistan</u></strong></font><font face="Arial"><u></u></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Photo Opportunity: Minister Manley visits King Faisal Mosque</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Date: </strong> Friday, January 18, 2002<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Time: </strong>5:30 p.m. (approximately)<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Location:</strong> King Faisal Mosque<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Photo Opportunity: Minister Manley with President Musharraf</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Date: </strong> Saturday, January 19, 2002<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Time: </strong>10:00 a.m.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Location:</strong> Office of the President<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Photo Opportunity: Minister Manley with Foreign Minister Sattar</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Date: </strong> Saturday, January 19, 2002<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Time: </strong>10:50 a.m.<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Location:</strong> Ministry of Foreign Affairs <strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Joint Press Conference: Minister Manley and Foreign Minister Sattar </strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Date: </strong> Saturday, January 19, 2002<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Time: </strong>3:00 p.m.<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Location:</strong> Ministry of Foreign Affairs<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong><u></u></strong></font><font face="Arial"><strong><u>Rawalpindi, Pakistan</u></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Remarks by Minister Manley at Fatima Jinnah Women's University </strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Date: </strong> Saturday, January 19, 2002<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Time: </strong>4:15 p.m.<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Location:</strong> Auditorium</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Fatima Jinnah Women's University</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Rawalpindi, Pakistan <strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong><u>Amritsar, India</u></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Photo Opportunity: Minister Manley visits Golden Temple<u></u></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Date: </strong> Sunday, January 20, 2002<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Time: </strong>2:30 p.m. (approximately)<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Location:</strong> Golden Temple </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong></strong></font><font face="Arial"><strong><u></u></strong></font><font face="Arial"><strong><u>New Delhi, India</u></strong></font><font face="Arial"><u></u></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong></strong></font><font face="Arial"><strong>Photo Opportunity: Minister Manley with</strong> <strong>President Narayanan</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Date: </strong> Monday, January 21, 2002<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Time: </strong>10:30 a.m. <strong>TBC</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Location:</strong> Office of the President</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Photo Opportunity: Minister Manley with</strong> <strong>Prime Minister Vajpayee</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Date: </strong> Monday, January 21, 2002<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Time: </strong>11:30 a.m.<strong> TBC</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Location:</strong> Office of the Prime Minister <strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Photo Opportunity: Minister Manley with External Affairs Minister Singh</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Date: </strong> Monday, January 21, 2002<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Time: </strong>12:30 p.m.<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Location:</strong> Hyderabad House<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Joint Media Availability: Minister Manley and External Affairs Minister Singh</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Date: </strong> Monday, January 21, 2002<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Time: </strong>1:00 p.m.<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Location:</strong> Hyderabad House<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Keynote address at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) co-hosted by Sahstri Indo-Canadian Institute</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Date: </strong> Monday, January 21, 2002<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Time: </strong>3:00 p.m. </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Location:</strong> Jawaharlal Nehru University</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Photo Opportunity: Minister Manley visits Chhattarpur Temple</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Date: </strong> Monday, January 21, 2002<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Time: </strong>5:00 p.m.<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Location:</strong> Chhattarpur Temple<strong> </strong>Complex<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Photo Opportunity: Minister Manley with</strong> <strong>Home Affairs Minister Advani</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Date: </strong> Tuesday, January 22, 2002<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Time: </strong>10:30 a.m.<strong> TBC</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Location:</strong> Ministry of Home Affairs </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Photo Opportunity: Minister Manley with</strong> <strong>Opposition Leader Sonia Gandhi</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Date: </strong> Tuesday, January 22, 2002<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Time: </strong>11:30 a.m. <strong>TBC</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Location:</strong> Office of the Opposition Leader </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong><u></u></strong></font><font face="Arial"><strong><u>Agra, India</u></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Photo Opportunity: Minister Manley</strong> <strong>visits Taj Mahal and Red Fort</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Date: </strong> Tuesday, January 22, 2002<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Time: </strong>5:00 p.m. (approximately)</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Location:</strong> Taj Mahal</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong><u>Mumbai, India</u></strong></font><font face="Arial"><u></u></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Photo Opportunity: Minister Manley</strong> <strong>visits Spastics Society of India</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Date: </strong> Wednesday, January 23, 2002<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Time: </strong>9:30 a.m.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Location:</strong> Spastics Society</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Colaba, Mumbai<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Keynote address at Indo-Canadian Business Council/Indian Merchants' Chamber luncheon</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Date: </strong> Wednesday, January 23, 2002<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Time: </strong>1:00 p.m.<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Location:</strong> Regal Room, Oberoi Hotel<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Media Availability</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Date: </strong> Wednesday, January 23, 2002<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Time: </strong>3:00 p.m.<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Location:</strong> Regal Room, Oberoi Hotel</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Photo Opportunity: Minister Manley makes presentation of ambulance in memory of Gujarat earthquake
victims</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Date: </strong> Wednesday, January 23, 2002<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Time: </strong>3:15 p.m.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Location:</strong> Oberoi Hotel</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong><u>Chennai, India</u></strong></font><font face="Arial"></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Photo Opportunity: Minister Manley's roundtable with Chennai business community</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Date: </strong> Thursday, January 24, 2002<strong></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Time: TBC</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Location:</strong> Taj Coromandel Hotel <strong>(TBC)</strong></font></p>
<p>For more information, please contact:</p>
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<tr valign="TOP"><td>Sanjeev Chowdhury
<p>Press Secretary</p>
<p>Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs</p>
<p>(613) 995-1851</td>
<td>Media Relations Office</p>
<p>Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade</p>
<p>(613) 995-1874</p>
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