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<p><strong>December 7, 2001</strong> <strong>No. 93</strong></p>
<p>Media representatives are advised that International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew will host a lunch for the Prime
Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Kasyanov on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 in Montreal. Minister Pettigrew and
Prime Minister Kasyanov will deliver opening remarks.</p>
<p><strong></strong><strong>Event:</strong> Opening remarks by Minister Pettigrew and Prime Minister Kasyanov (open media coverage)</p>
<p><strong>Date: </strong> Tuesday, December 11, 2001</p>
<p><strong>Time: </strong>12:30 p.m. <strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Location: </strong>Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel</p>
<p>Grand Salon</p>
<p>900 René Lévesque Blvd. W.</p>
<p>Montreal, Quebec</p>
<p>For more information, please contact:</p>
<p>Sébastien Théberge</p>
<p>Office of the Minister for International Trade</p>
<p>(613) 992-7332 </p>
<p>Media Relations Office</p>
<p>Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade</p>
<p>(613) 995-1874</p>
<p><a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070221083654/http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/">http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca</a> </p>
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