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Prime Minister of the French Republic to visit Canada
May 30, 1996
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien announced today that Mr. Alain
Juppé, Prime Minister of the French Republic, will visit
Canada from June 9 to 11. Mr. Juppé will be accompanied
by a ministerial and parliamentary delegation, along with a group
of business leaders.
"Our relations with France are productive and friendly. This
visit will enable us to strengthen our transatlantic partnership
and to extend our economic ties, which are of unprecedented dynamism
and quality," said Mr. Chrétien.
In Ottawa, June 9-10, Prime Minister Juppé will meet with
Governor General Roméo LeBlanc and with Prime Minister
Chrétien. They will discuss various bilateral issues, including
trade and investment expansion, and international issues of common
interest such as the Francophonie, the G7 and the situation in
the former Yugoslavia. Prime Minister Juppé will also be
awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Ottawa.
On June 10-11, Prime Minister Juppé will be in Quebec,
where he will meet with Premier Lucien Bouchard.
The French ministerial delegation accompanying Prime Minister
Juppé will consist of Mr. Franck Borotra, the Minister of
Industry, Post and Telecommunications; Mr. Guy Drut, Minister-Delegate
for Youth and Sports; and Mrs. Margie Sudre, Secretary of State
responsible for the Francophonie.
PMO Press Office: (613) 957-5555
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