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 NATO SUMMIT AND VISIT POLAND

March 28, 2008
Ottawa, Ontario

Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced today that he will participate in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit in Bucharest, Romania, from April 2 to 4, 2008.

Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier, Defence Minister Peter MacKay and Chief of Defence Staff General Rick Hillier will also participate in the NATO Summit.

The North Atlantic Treaty was signed in Washington on April 4, 1949. It was designed to promote the stability of the North Atlantic area and to safeguard the freedom of its people, based on the principles of democracy, individual liberty and international law.

Following the Summit, Prime Minister Harper will travel to Poland, from April 4 to 5, for a working visit.

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