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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: bold">March 4, 2006</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: bold">No. A/5</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: bold">MINISTER MACKAY TO MEET WITH RUSSIAN FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif">Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay will meet with Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov,
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, on Monday, March 6, 2006.
Russia is currently chair of the G8. The ministers will discuss international issues of
mutual concern and interest, the intensifying nature of bilateral relations between
Canada and Russia, and Russia’s preparations and expectations for the St. Petersburg
G8 Summit in July 2006.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif">Following the meeting, the ministers will be available to answer questions from media
representatives.</span></span></p>
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Lester B. Pearson Building<br>
125 Sussex Drive<br>
Ottawa, Ontario</span></span></p>
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Lester B. Pearson Building</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: bold">Note</span>: These events are open only to media representatives with proper accreditation.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif">For more information, please contact:</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif">Media Relations Office<br>
Foreign Affairs Canada<br>
(613) 995-1874<br>
</span></span><a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070222041511/http://www.international.gc.ca/"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="text-decoration: underline">http://www.international.gc.ca</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p>
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