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<p><strong>December 11, 2001</strong> <strong>No. 96</strong></p>
<p>Media representatives are advised that International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew will meet with Italian Vice-Minister of
International Trade Adolfo Urso. During the visit, the ministers will inaugurate the Canada Italy Business Council at the
Congress Center in Ottawa on December 12 and hold a bilateral meeting.</p>
<p><strong>Event: </strong>Inauguration of the Canada Italy Business Council</p>
<p><strong>(open to media)</strong></p>
<p><strong>Date: </strong> Wednesday, December 12, 2001<strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Time: </strong> 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. <strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Location:</strong> Ottawa Congress Center</p>
<p>Hall 1-B, Capital Hall Level</p>
<p>55 Colonel By Drive</p>
<p>Ottawa </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/20070222055710/http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/">http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca</a> </p>
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