February 4, 2005 No. A/12 Foreign Affairs Minister Pierre Pettigrew will visit the Middle East from February 6 to 12, 2005. While in the region, Minister Pettigrew will travel to Jordan, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Lebanon and Syria. During his numerous meetings with high-ranking officials, business people, academics and civil society groups, Mr. Pettigrew will discuss how Canada can support positive developments in the search for peace in the Middle East. All times and locations are subject to change. All times are local. Sunday, February 6, 2005 Dead Sea Jordan Event: Official statement by Minister Pettigrew at the Regional Conference on “Good Governance for Development in the Arab Countries” (open coverage) Date: Sunday, February 6, 2005 Time: (To be confirmed) Location: Dead Sea Resort - Conference Centre Dead Sea, Jordan Monday, February 7, 2005 Jerusalem Event: Meeting with Mr. Silvan Shalom, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel (photo opportunity at beginning of meeting) Date: Monday, February 7, 2005 Time: 12:30 p.m. Location Foreign Minister’s Office Foreign Ministry Building Jerusalem Event: Media availability with Mr. Silvan Shalom, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel (open coverage) Date: Monday, February 7, 2005 Time: 2:30 p.m. Location: Foreign Minister’s Office Foreign Ministry Building Jerusalem Event: Meeting with Shimon Peres, Vice Premier of the State of Israel (photo opportunity at beginning of meeting) Date: Monday, February 7, 2005 Time: 4:45 p.m. Location: Labour Party Office The Knesset Jerusalem Event: Meeting with Moshe Katsav, President of the State of Israel (photo opportunity at end of meeting) Date: Monday, February 7, 2005 Time: 6:00 p.m. Location: President’s Office Presidential Residence Jerusalem Tel Aviv Event: Address by Minister Pettigrew at the Israel-Canada Chamber of Commerce (open coverage) Date: Monday, February 7, 2005 Time: 9:00 p.m. Location: Grand Ballroom Tel Aviv Hilton Hotel Tel Aviv, Israel Tuesday, February 8, 2005 Amman, Jordan Event: Tour of the Jordan International Police Training Centre (photo opportunity) Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2005 Time: 10:45 a.m. Location: Jordan International Police Training Centre Amman, Jordan Wednesday, February 9, 2005 Ramallah, West Bank Event: Round table discussion with Palestinian Civil Society (photo opportunity at beginning of meeting) Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2005 Time: 2:30 p.m. Location: MIFTAH Offices Ramallah, West Bank Thursday, February 10, 2005 Ramallah, West Bank Event: Meeting with Ahmed Qurei, Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority (photo opportunity at beginning of meeting) Date: Thursday, February 10, 2005 Time: 10:30 a.m. Location: Prime Minister’s Office Ramallah, West Bank Event: Meeting with Nabil Shaath, Palestinian Foreign Minister (photo opportunity at beginning of meeting) Date: Thursday, February 10, 2005 Time: 11:50 a.m. Location: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ramallah, West Bank Event: Joint media availability with Nabil Shaath, Palestinian Foreign Minister (open coverage) Date: Thursday, February 10, 2005 Time: 1:30 p.m. Location: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ramallah, West Bank Tel Aviv, Israel Event: Meeting with Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of the State of Israel (photo opportunity at beginning of meeting) Date: Thursday, February 10, 2005 Time: 3:30 p.m. Location: Israeli Defence Forces Headquarters Tel Aviv, Israel Beirut, Lebanon Event: Arrival in Beirut, Minister Pettigrew met by Mahmoud Hammoud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lebanese Republic (photo opportunity) Date: Thursday, February 10, 2005 Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: Beirut International Airport Beirut, Lebanon Friday, February 11, 2005 Beirut, Lebanon Event: Meeting with Mahmoud Hammoud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lebanese Republic (photo opportunity at beginning of meeting) Date: Friday, February 11, 2005 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ashrafieh, Sofil Event: Meeting with Emile Lahoud, President of the Lebanese Republic (photo opportunity at beginning of meeting) Date: Friday, February 11, 2005 Time: 10:30 a.m. Location: Baadba Presidential Palace Beirut, Lebanon Event: Meeting with Nabih Berri, Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament (photo opportunity at beginning of meeting) Date: Friday, February 11, 2005 Time: 11:30 a.m. Location: Baadba Presidential Palace Beirut, Lebanon Event: Meeting with Omar Karamé, Prime Minister of the Lebanese Republic (photo opportunity at beginning of meeting) Date: Friday, February 11, 2005 Time: 6:00 p.m. Location: Grand Sérail Beirut, Lebanon Event: Joint media availability with Omar Karamé, Prime Minister of the Lebanese Republic (photo opportunity at beginning of meeting) Date: Friday, February 11, 2005 Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: Grand Sérail Beirut, Lebanon Event: Departure for Damascus (open coverage) Date: Friday, February 11, 2005 Time: 8:30 p.m. Location: Beirut International Airport Beirut, Lebanon Saturday, February 12, 2005 Damascus, Syria Event: Meetings (to be confirmed) Date: Saturday, February 12, 2005 Time: (To be confirmed) Location: Damascus, Syria For more information, please contact: Sébastien Théberge Director of Communications Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs (613) 995-1851 Media Relations Office Foreign Affairs Canada (613) 995-1874 http://www.international.gc.ca
