MEDIA AVAILABILITY WITH MINISTER MACKAY AND TECHNICAL BRIEFING ON
THE CRISIS IN LEBANON
Foreign Affairs Minister and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Peter
MacKay will be available to media for a photo opportunity and to discuss the crisis in
Lebanon today, July 20, 2006. Minister MacKay’s media availability will be preceded by
a technical briefing with senior government officials on the Canadian response to the
crisis in Lebanon, including plans to evacuate Canadians from the region.
Media representatives interested in attending but unable to be present may register to
participate in the technical briefing by teleconference by contacting the Foreign Affairs
Media Relations Office at 613-995-1874.
Event:
Technical briefing
Date:
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Time:
3:30 p.m.
Location:
Cadieux Auditorium
Main Floor, Lester B. Pearson Building
125 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
Event:
Media availability with Minister MacKay
Date:
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Time:
4:30 p.m.
Location:
Lobby
Lester B. Pearson Building
Note: This briefing is open to representatives of the media only.
For more information, please contact:
Foreign Affairs Media Relations Office
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
613-995-1874 http://www.international.gc.ca