Foreign ministry meets with Canadian officials

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Friday, August 09, 2013

Foreign Minister, Senator A J Nicholson (third right) yesterday received a courtesy call from members of the Canadian Parliament and private sector, led by Don Meredith (third left), a Jamaican-born member of the Canadian Senate. While in Jamaica, the Canadian team visited the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in Clarendon, and attended the Independence Grand Gala at the National Stadium in Kingston. The foreign ministry said yesterday that the participation of the Canadians is part of a wider programme to promote greater collaboration in trade and investment between Canadian and Jamaican interests. Participating in the discussions are David Prendergast (centre), head of the Trade Agreements Implementation Coordination Unit, Foreign Trade Division; wife of Senator Meredith, Michelle (second left); Sima Gandhi (left), an official from the Canadian private sector; Cherryl Gordon, (second right), acting deputy director, Foreign Trade Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade; and Deon Williams, acting director, Bilateral Affairs Department of the ministry.

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Foreign ministry meets with Canadian officials