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<p><font face="Arial"></font><font face="Arial"><strong>July 5, 2002</strong> <strong>No. 82</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Media representatives are advised that senior officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International
Trade will hold a technical briefing on Canada's position in the current General Agreement on Trade in Services
(GATS) negotiations held at the WTO. </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Media representatives interested in participating by telephone should call the Media Relations Office to obtain
the call-in number and access code.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Please note that the briefing is for media representatives only and is not for attribution.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Event:</strong> Background briefing</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Date: </strong>Monday, July 8, 2002</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Time: </strong>10:00 a.m.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Location: </strong>National Press Theatre</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">150 Wellington Street</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Ottawa, Ontario</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">For more information, please contact:</font></p>
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<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Sébastien Théberge</font>
<p><font face="Arial">Office of the Minister for International Trade</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">(613) 992-7332</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Media Relations Office</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">(613) 995-1874</font></p>
<p><a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070221072037/http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/"><font face="Arial">http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca</a> </font></td></tr></table>
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