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<p><font face="Courier"></font><font face="Univers" size="+2"></font><font face="Univers" size="+2">September 27, 1996 No. 174</font></p>
<p align="CENTER"><font face="Univers" size="+2">INDIA'S EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER TO VISIT CANADA</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy today announced that the Minister of
External Affairs of the Republic of India, Inder Kumar Gujral, will visit Canada
from September 29 to October 1. Mr. Gujral will be in Toronto on September 29 and
30, and in Ottawa on September 30 and October 1.</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">"Canada is very pleased to host this visit by Mr. Gujral, which builds on the
expansion of our bilateral relationship resulting from the successful Team Canada
mission to India last January," Mr. Axworthy said. "This relationship, rooted in
our shared Commonwealth traditions and commitment to democracy, has been nurtured
by strong people-to-people linkages and India's growing economic openness."</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">Mr. Axworthy will host Mr. Gujral's visit to Ottawa, which will also involve
Minister for International Co-operation and Minister Responsible for la
Francophonie Pierre S. Pettigrew and Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific) Raymond
Chan. Mr. Gujral's schedule also includes a meeting with Prime Minister Jean
Chrétien on September 30.</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">The visit will present an opportunity for high-level discussions on a variety of
issues, including trade and economic matters, questions of peace and security,
Canadian-Indian bilateral and international co-operation, and human rights.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Courier">For further information, media representatives may contact:</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">Catherine Lappe</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">Director of Communications</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">(613) 995-1851</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">Media Relations Office</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">(613) 995-1874</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">This document is also available on the Department's Internet site:
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca</font></p>
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