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<p><font size="-1"></font><font size="-1">John Manley, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will visit Stockholm, Sweden, and Moscow, Russia, from June 20 to 25,
2001. On June 20, in Stockholm, the Minister will attend a signing ceremony for a Memorandum of Understanding
on a scientific co-operation agreement between Genome Canada and the Swedish Karolinska Institutet's Center for
Genomics and Bioinformatics. That same day, the Minister will give the keynote speech to the Canada Sweden
Business Association's annual meeting and luncheon. Minister Manley will attend the Canada-European Union
Summit in Stockholm on June 21. </font></p>
<p><font size="-1">On June 25, Mr. Manley will visit Moscow, where he will meet with Russian Deputy Prime Minister
Viktor Khristenko and Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov.</font></p>
<p><font size="-1"><strong>MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES*</strong></font></p>
<p><font size="-1"><strong><u>SWEDEN</u>:</strong></font><font size="-1"></font></p>
<p><font size="-1"><strong>Media availability: Minister Manley participating in a signing ceremony of the Canada-Sweden
Memorandum of Understanding on Scientific Co-operation</strong></font></p>
<p><font size="-1"><strong>Date: </strong> Wednesday, June 20, 2001</font></p>
<p><font size="-1"><strong>Time:</strong> 10:30 a.m.**</font></p>
<p><font size="-1"><strong>Location:</strong> Nobel Forum, Karolinska Institutet</font></p>
<p><font size="-1">Stockholm, Sweden</font></p>
<p><font size="-1"><strong>Open coverage: Minister Manley giving speech at the Canada Sweden Business Association Luncheon</strong></font></p>
<p><font size="-1"><strong>Date:</strong> Wednesday, June 20, 2001</font></p>
<p><font size="-1"><strong>Time:</strong> 12:45 p.m.**</font></p>
<p><font size="-1"><strong>Location:</strong> The Grand Hotel Vinterträdgården</font></p>
<p><font size="-1">Södra Blasieholmshamnen 8</font></p>
<p><font size="-1">Stockholm, Sweden</font></p>
<p><font size="-1"><strong>Media availability:</strong></font></p>
<p><font size="-1"><strong>Date:</strong> Wednesday, June 20, 2001</font></p>
<p><font size="-1"><strong>Time:</strong> 1:30 p.m.**</font></p>
<p><font size="-1"><strong>Location:</strong> The Grand Hotel Vinterträdgården, Kinarummet Room</font></p>
<p><font size="-1">Södra Blasieholmshamnen 8</font></p>
<p><font size="-1">Stockholm, Sweden</font></p>
<p><font size="-1"><strong><u>RUSSIA</u>:</strong></font><font size="-1"></font></p>
<p><font size="-1"><strong>Media availability: Minister Manley and Foreign Minister Ivanov</strong></font></p>
<p><font size="-1"><strong>Date: </strong> Monday, June 25, 2001</font></p>
<p><font size="-1"><strong>Time:</strong> 3:30 p.m.**</font></p>
<p><font size="-1"><strong>Location:</strong> Ministry of Foreign Affairs Guest House</font></p>
<p><font size="-1">Moscow, Russia</font></p>
<p><font size="-1">*All events subject to scheduling changes.</font></p>
<p><font size="-1">**All times are local times.</font></p>
<p><font size="-1">For more information, please contact:
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<tr valign="TOP"><td><font size="-1">Sanjeev Chowdhury</font></p>
<p><font size="-1">Press Secretary</font></p>
<p><font size="-1">Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs</font></p>
<p><font size="-1">(613) 995-1851</font></td>
<td><font size="-1">Media Relations Office</font></p>
<p><font size="-1">Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade</font></p>
<p><font size="-1">(613) 995-1874</font></td></tr></table>
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<p><font size="-1">June 14, 2001 No. 41/Nº 41 Le 14 juin 2001</font></p>
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