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<html> <head> <meta name="Generator" content="Corel WordPerfect 8"> <title>MR. DUHAMEL - VISIT TO CAIRO, EGYPT</title> </head> <body text="#000000" link="#0000ff" vlink="#551a8b" alink="#ff0000" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"> <p>Media representatives are advised that Ron J. Duhamel, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Secretary of State (Western Economic Diversification) (Francophonie), will visit Cairo, Egypt, on February 16 and 17, 2001.</p> <p>Minister Duhamel will lead the Canadian delegation at a meeting of the Conference of Youth and Sports Ministers (CONFEJES) and at the ministerial meeting of the Games of La Francophonie International Committee (GFIC), where he will present a progress report on the preparations for the IV Games of La Francophonie. The IV Games will take place in the Ottawa-Hull region from July 14 to 24, 2001.</p> <p>Established in 1969, the CONFEJES brings together representatives of more than 35&nbsp;countries. Part of its mandate is responsibility for the continued success of the Games, which were launched at the Francophonie Summit held in Quebec City in&nbsp;1987.</p> <p>The GFIC, which reports to the CONFEJES, is tasked with supervising the organization of the Games by the host country. This includes approving the specifications, the Games program, the choice of sites for the sports and cultural events, the accommodations and the provisional budgets of the Organizing Committee.</p> <p>For further information, please contact:</p> <table border="1" width="100%" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"> <tr valign="TOP"><td>Jean-Pierre Morin <p>Office of the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Secretary of State (Western Economic Diversification) (Francophonie)</p> <p>(613) 944-1291</td> <td>Media Relations Office</p> <p>Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade</p> <p>(613) 995-1874</td></tr></table> </p> <p>____________________________________________________________________________</p> <p><font face="Arial"></font><font face="Arial">Nous informons les repr&eacute;sentants des m&eacute;dias que le ministre des Anciens combattants et secr&eacute;taire d'&Eacute;tat (Diversification de l'&eacute;conomie de l'Ouest canadien) (Francophonie), </font></p> <p><font face="Arial">M. Ronald J. Duhamel, effectuera une visite au Caire, en &Eacute;gypte, les 16 et 17 f&eacute;vrier.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial">Le ministre Duhamel dirigera la d&eacute;l&eacute;gation canadienne &agrave; la Conf&eacute;rence des ministres de la Jeunesse et des Sports (CONFEJES) et &agrave; la r&eacute;union minist&eacute;rielle du Comit&eacute; international des Jeux de la Francophonie pour y pr&eacute;senter notamment un bilan des pr&eacute;paratifs des IV<sup>es</sup> Jeux qui se d&eacute;rouleront dans la r&eacute;gion d'Ottawa-Hull, du 14 au 24&nbsp;juillet 2001. </font></p> <p><font face="Arial">Fond&eacute;e en 1969, la CONFEJES rassemble des repr&eacute;sentants de plus de 35 pays et a notamment pour mandat de mettre en oeuvre et d'assurer la p&eacute;rennit&eacute; des Jeux de la Francophonie, dont l'id&eacute;e a &eacute;t&eacute; lanc&eacute;e lors du Sommet de Qu&eacute;bec en 1987. </font></p> <p><font face="Arial">Relevant de la CONFEJES, le Comit&eacute; international des Jeux de la Francophonie a pour mandat d'assurer la supervision g&eacute;n&eacute;rale de l'organisation des Jeux confi&eacute;e au pays h&ocirc;te, y compris d'approuver le cahier des charges, le programme des Jeux, le choix des sites o&ugrave; auront lieu les comp&eacute;titions sportives et les concours culturels, les lieux d'h&eacute;bergement et les budgets provisionnels du Comit&eacute; organisateur. </font></p> <p><font face="Arial">Pour de plus amples renseignements, pri&egrave;re de communiquer avec&nbsp;:</font></p> <table border="1" width="100%" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"> <tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Jean-Pierre Morin</font> <p><font face="Arial">Cabinet du ministre des Anciens combattants et secr&eacute;taire d'&Eacute;tat (Diversification de l'&eacute;conomie de l'Ouest canadien) (Francophonie)</font></p> <p><font face="Arial">(613) 944-1291</font></td> <td><font face="Arial">Le Service des relations avec les m&eacute;dias</font></p> <p><font face="Arial">Minist&egrave;re des Affaires &eacute;trang&egrave;res et du Commerce international</font></p> <p><font face="Arial">(613)&nbsp;995-1874</font></td></tr></table> </p> <p>February 15, 2001 No. 4/Nº 4 Le 15 f&eacute;vrier 2001</p> </body> </html>

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