National Defence Minister Travelling to Ukraine

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MA05.0554 - October 14, 2005
OTTAWA - National Defence Minister Bill Graham will be in Kiev, Ukraine from Saturday, October 15 to Monday, October 17, 2005. Minister Graham will be meeting with the Minister of Defence of Ukraine, Mr. Anatoliy Grytsenko. He will also lay a wreath in a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
"Canada and Ukraine enjoy close bilateral defence relations and I look forward to further deepening the relationship between our two countries," said Minister Graham. "The Government of Canada supports Ukraine in its efforts to advance political, economic and military reforms and we look forward to the day when Ukraine will be welcomed in to the NATO family ."
Ukraine is one of Canada's twenty-five key Development Partners and over the past ten years has been the largest single recipient of Canadian military training assistance. C lose cooperation also exists between Canada and Ukraine on the anti-personnel landmine issue.
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For more information please contact:
Steve Jurgutis
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of National Defence
(613) 996-3100

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