September 20, 2006
No. A/47
Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, will visit Ottawa and
Montreal from September 21 to 23, 2006.
Media representatives who wish to cover the events must contact the Foreign Affairs
Media Relations Office at 613-995-1874 by 3:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, September 21,
2006, and leave their name, agency and phone number, specifying that their
accreditation request is for the Ottawa and/or Montreal events. Representatives will
then be contacted by Alain Cacchione to confirm participation and will be given
information on where to obtain an accreditation pass.
Note that there are a limited number of spaces available to the media and that no more
than two members from any agency (one camera/photographer and one reporter) will
be allowed at the events. If demand exceeds the available space, media may be
restricted to one camera/photographer per agency only.
Confirmed media are requested to present themselves at least one hour prior to each
event with the following accreditation criteria:
1. Media accreditation from the Parliamentary Press Gallery or any provincial
legislature, along with one piece of photo identification. Temporary Press
Gallery accreditation holders will be required to register with the Foreign
Affairs Media Relations Office at 613-995-1874.
2. In the absence of suitable Gallery accreditation, an assignment letter from the
responsible editor at the media outlet must be faxed to the Foreign Affairs Media
Relations Office at 613-995-1405 by 3:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, September 21.
Only applications from known media outlets as listed in commercial media
directories will be accepted.
Media are required to present one piece of photo identification at registration.
All media will be subject to searches and screening at sites.
Event:
Military honours—Open coverage
Date:
Friday, September 22, 2006
Time:
8:30 a.m. EDT
Location:
Parliament Hill
Ottawa, Ontario
Event:
Welcoming ceremony—Open coverage
Date:
Friday, September 22, 2006
Time:
8:45 a.m. EDT
Location:
Rotunda
Centre Block
Ottawa, Ontario
Event:
Address to Parliament—Pool coverage
Date:
Friday, September 22, 2006
Time:
9:00 a.m. EDT
Location:
House of Commons
Centre Block
Ottawa, Ontario
Event:
Wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier—Open
coverage
Date:
Friday, September 22, 2006
Time:
1:30 p.m. EDT
Location:
National War Memorial
Ottawa, Ontario
Event:
Greeting Canadian Forces—Photo opportunity
Date:
Saturday, September 23, 2006
Time:
9:50 a.m. EDT
Location:
Hilton Montréal Bonaventure Hotel
1 Place Bonaventure
La Verrière Room, Lobby Level
Montreal, Quebec
Event:
Roundtable with leaders of Canadian civil society—Open coverage of
remarks at the beginning of the meeting
Date:
Saturday, September 23, 2006
Time:
10:30 a.m. EDT
Location:
Hilton Montréal Bonaventure Hotel
Salons Verdun, Lachine and Lasalle, Level F
1 Place Bonaventure
Montreal, Quebec
Event:
Address by President Karzai at a luncheon given by the Conseil des
relations internationales de Montréal—Open coverage of speeches at
the beginning of the luncheon
Date:
Saturday, September 23, 2006
Time:
12:15 p.m. EDT
Location:
Hilton Montréal Bonaventure Hotel
Salons Westmount and Outremont, Level F
1 Place Bonaventure
Montreal, Quebec
Event:
Meeting with Mayor of Montreal, Gerald Tremblay—Photo opportunity on
arrival (TBC)
Date:
Saturday, September 23, 2006
Time:
TBC
Location:
Montreal City Hall
275 Notre-Dame East
Montreal, Quebec
For more information, please contact:
Foreign Affairs Media Relations Office
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
613-995-1874
http://www.international.gc.ca
