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MINISTER STÉPHANE DION RECTIFIES AN
INACCURATE STATEMENT BY DEPUTY PREMIER
OF QUEBEC, BERNARD LANDRY
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, August 29, 1997 –
During a media scrum on August 27, 1997, Mr. Bernard Landry, Deputy Premier of
Quebec, described Minister Dion’s statement that no state created by secession
has been admitted to the United Nations without the approval of the predecessor
state as a "fundamental historical error". Minister Dion responded
that it is Mr. Landry who is making a further mistake. Using Mr. Landry’s own
example of Slovenia, the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs showed how
difficult it is to obtain international recognition.
Minister
Dion’s letter is attached.
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For information:
André Lamarre
Press Secretary
(613) 943-1838
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