News Release

From the Prime Minister's Web Site (http://www.pm.gc.ca/)

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Prime Minister to meet with President of the Republic of Latvia

September 23, 2006
Ottawa, Ontario

Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced that he will be meeting with Latvian President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga on Monday, September 25 as part of her State visit to Canada.

"Canada and Latvia enjoy a prosperous bilateral relationship," said the Prime Minister. "President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga’s visit underscores the strong relationship between our countries. This State visit has a symbolic importance as it takes place one month after the 15th Anniversary of the establishment of our diplomatic relations. I look forward meeting with her to explore ways to further develop our partnership.”

Throughout this visit, from September 20 to 26, 2006, President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga will meet with a variety of key Canadian figures including her official host the Governor General, the Premier of Québec, and both the Speaker of the House of Commons and the Senate. President Vīķe-Freiberga will also be accompanied by a high level delegation including the Minister for Children and Family Affairs and the Minister for Economics and a business delegation.

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