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CANADA. NATIONAL PRESS THEATRE

1983-0022

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1983-01-25

News conference held by the Department of External Affairs on the upcoming visit of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to Ottawa. Michael Shenstone, Assistant Under-Secretary, Bureau of African & Middle Eastern Affairs; John Schioler, Director, Middle Eastern Division; Ed Gorn, Deputy-Director, Office of Trade Development, Africa Division; and A. Vaher, Country Program Office for Egypt, Canadian International Development Agency, provide background information on: Egyptian-Canadian relations in the areas of trade and investment; Egypt's role in Middle Eastern affairs; the proposed topics of discussion and the itinerary of the President's visit. Issues raised during the question period include: Egypt's 5-year Development Plan and the role Canada may play in it; possible sale of the CANDU reactor to Egypt; President Mubarak's visit to Washington and its effect on Canadian-Egyptian relations. <52mn>

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