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<p><strong>June 24, 2002 No. 79</strong></p>
<p>Media representatives are advised that International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew will be in Montreal on Tuesday, June
25, where he will welcome Gerhard Schröder, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, upon his arrival. Mr.
Pettigrew will later preside over the opening luncheon of the 8th Conférence de Montréal.</p>
<p>On Wednesday, June 26, the Minister will be a guest speaker at a plenary session of the Conférence de Montréal with the
theme "Rethinking Relations Between Europe and the Americas."</p>
<p><strong>Event:</strong> Arrival of Chancellor Schröder (open coverage)</p>
<p><strong>Date:</strong> Tuesday, June 25, 2002</p>
<p><strong>Time:</strong> 10:35 a.m.</p>
<p><strong>Location:</strong> De-icing Apron</p>
<p>Côte-Vertu and Hervé Saint-Henri</p>
<p>Montreal International Airport (Dorval)</p>
<p>Montreal, Quebec</p>
<p><strong>Event:</strong> Opening luncheon (open coverage of remarks and toasts before lunch for accredited media)*</p>
<p><strong>Date:</strong> Tuesday, June 25, 2002</p>
<p><strong>Time:</strong> 12:00 p.m.</p>
<p><strong>Location:</strong> Hilton Bonaventure Montreal Hotel</p>
<p>1 Place Bonaventure</p>
<p>Montreal, Quebec</p>
<p><strong>Event:</strong> Ministerial speech (open coverage to accredited media)*</p>
<p><strong>Date:</strong> Wednesday, June 26, 2002</p>
<p><strong>Time:</strong> 3:00 p.m. (approximately)</p>
<p><strong>Location:</strong> Hilton Bonaventure Montreal Hotel</p>
<p>1 Place Bonaventure</p>
<p>Montreal, Quebec</p>
<p>*Access to the Conférence de Montréal is restricted to accredited media. Media representatives can contact Richard
Vigneault of the Conférence de Montréal at (514) 487-0217 or (514) 497-1385.</p>
<p>For more information, please contact:</p>
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<p>Office of the Minister for International Trade</p>
<p>(613) 992-7332</p>
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<td>Media Relations Office
<p>Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade</p>
<p>(613) 995-1874</p>
<p><a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070221042926/http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/">http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca</a></td></tr></table>
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