Minister Emerson to Visit India and Attend Cairns Ministerial Meeting Hosted by Pakistan

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April 13, 2007
No. A/24
The Honourable David Emerson, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the
Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics, will be travelling to India and
Pakistan from April 16 to 19, 2007.
On April 18 and 19, Minister Emerson will visit New Delhi, India, to meet with senior
ministers of the Indian government, including Commerce Minister Kamal Nath and
Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram. He will also meet with business leaders to
discuss a wide range of trade and investment issues.
The Minister will also participate in the 31st Cairns Group Ministerial Meeting. This year,
the meeting will take place from April 16 to 18 in Lahore, Pakistan. The Cairns Group is
composed of World Trade Organization (WTO) members pressing for further
agricultural reform within the WTO. Canada has a fundamental interest in continuing to
work through the WTO to further strengthen international rules governing agricultural
trade.
For more information on Minister Emerson’s trip, please visit
http://international.gc.ca/commerce/india-pakistan/menu-en.asp.
For more information, please contact:
François Jubinville
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Pacific Gateway and
the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics
613-992-7332
Trade Media Relations Office
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
613-996-2000
http://www.international.gc.ca

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