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PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES STATE VISIT OF PRESIDENT OF MEXICO

April 12, 2001
Ottawa, Ontario

Prime Minister Jean Chrétien today announced that the President of the United Mexican States, Vicente Fox Quesada, will make a State Visit to Canada on April 18-22, at the invitation of Governor General Adrienne Clarkson.

"The election last year of President Fox marked a milestone in the democratic development of Mexico and the hemisphere," said the Prime Minister. "That is why I view his visit as marking, in many ways, a very fitting beginning to the Summit of the Americas that Canada will host next weekend in Quebec City. Through our cooperation and partnership bilaterally, regionally, globally, and particularly through the NAFTA, the Canada-Mexico relationship is becoming increasingly dynamic. The President’s visit will give us a chance to build on our successes together, and to preview what we will discuss with our hemispheric friends and neighbours at the Summit - where I am certain the President will make a major contribution."

While in Ottawa, April 18-19, President Fox will meet the Prime Minister, the Governor General, opposition leaders, and representatives of the private sector and non-governmental organizations. On the 20th, the President will then travel to Montreal where he will meet International Trade Minister Pettigrew, and address the Conférence de Montréal. He will also meet Quebec Premier Bernard Landry and mayors of the Organization of World Heritage Cities. From Montreal the President travels to Québec City to attend the Summit of the Americas, April 20-22.

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