Reminder - Foreign Affairs Minister to host third ministerial meeting of the Lima Group on the situation in Venezuela

October 24, 2017 – The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, along with the foreign minister of Peru, Ricardo Luna, as co-chair, will host foreign ministers of the Lima Group to explore ways in which countries of the hemisphere can seek a solution to the Venezuelan crisis.

Itinerary for Foreign Affairs Minister for Thursday, October 26, 2017

Location: Sheraton Centre Hotel, 123 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario

8:30 a.m. Working breakfast

Closed to media

9:00 a.m. Opening remarks by Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and Peru’s Foreign Affairs Minister Ricardo Luna at the Lima Group meeting.

Notes for media

• Open coverage at the beginning of the ministerial meeting in the Willow Centre &East Room–mezzanine level;
• For all morning events, media should arrive on the mezzanine level of the hotel no later than 8:30 a.m. to register;
• Media will be asked to present their media credentials upon arrival;
• High-resolution online video feeds will be available for media in English, French and Spanish; Please follow these instructions.

12:30 p.m. Working luncheon

Closed to media

2:30 p.m. Press conference and group photo

Notes for media

• Open coverage in the Willow Centre & East Room–mezzanine level;
• For afternoon events, media should arrive on the mezzanine level of the hotel by no later than 2:00 p.m. to register;
• Media will be asked to present their media credentials upon arrival;
• High-resolution online video feeds will be available for media in English, French and Spanish; Please follow these instructions.

4:45 p.m. The Foreign Affairs Minister will participate in a panel discussion at a conference on Venezuela hosted by the Munk School of Global Affairs and the Canadian Council for the Americas at the University of Toronto.

Those wishing to attend should consult the Munk School of Global Affairs website.

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