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President of Senegal to Visit Canada
April 29, 1996
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien today announced that the President
of Senegal, His Excellency Abdou Diouf, will visit Canada May
1-4.
"This visit will help further strengthen Canada's ties with
Senegal and will enable us to discuss common issues such as trade
opportunities, Francophonie and democratization in Africa,"
said the Prime Minister.
While in Ottawa, the President will hold talks with Governor General
Roméo LeBlanc and with the Minister for International Cooperation
and Minister responsible for Francophonie, Pierre S. Pettigrew.
He will also receive an honourary degree from the University of
Ottawa. On May 3, President Diouf will be in Montreal to meet
with Quebec government representatives, the Senegalese community
and Canadian firms doing business in Senegal. In the evening,
he flies to Quebec City, where he will meet with Premier Bouchard.
On May 4, he will travel to Moncton to meet with New Brunswick
Premier Frank McKenna and other government officials.
PMO Press Office: (613) 957-5555
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