News Release

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

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PRIME MINISTER STEPHEN HARPER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING AND VISIT TANZANIA

November 16, 2007
Ottawa, Ontario

Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced that he will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kampala, Uganda , from 23 – 26 November, 2007.

At CHOGM, the Prime Minister and other leaders will discuss a wide range of global and Commonwealth issues. They will also review recent political and economic developments and consider the particular concerns of small states.

Founded in 1931, the Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 53 diverse, independent countries interacting through a network of governmental and non-governmental links.

Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Trade Helena Guergis will precede the Prime Minister in Kampala, where she will attend the Commonwealth Foreign Ministers meeting and the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) meeting on November 22, 2007.

Prime Minister Harper will then travel to Tanzania on November 26, 2007, where he will meet with Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete.

Canada and Tanzania's long-standing relationship has matured over the years from one that focused primarily on development cooperation to include increased trade and investment activities — to the point that Canada is now one of the leading foreign investors in the country - and political dialogue.

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