OTTAWA Representatives from the Canadian Forces (CF), Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC), the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) will speak about current and upcoming activities in Afghanistan .
Media outside the Ottawa area are asked to call-in five minutes prior to the start of the event at the following phone number: 1-800-796-7558
Who:
Brigadier-General David Fraser (currently, Commander 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in Edmonton , AB ), who will take command of the multinational brigade responsible for Region Command (RC) South in Kandahar in early March, CF;
Ross Hynes , Director General Stabilization and Reconstruction Task Force (START) Secretariat, FAC;
Bob Johnston , Strategic Planning and Policy Division, Asia Branch, CIDA;
Inspector Rob Boulet , Officer in charge of Operations, International Peacekeeping Branch, RCMP.
What:
Media briefing on activities in Afghanistan
Where:
Conference Room D, National Defence Headquarters (NDHQ)
When:
Thursday February 2, 13:00 14:00 hrs. (EST) Media should arrive at NDHQ no later than 12:15 hrs. (EST)
Why:
Canada 's commitment in Afghanistan
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Note to editors :
For more information on Canadian Forces activities in Afghanistan , visit http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/newsroom/view_news_e.asp?id=1703.
For more information about the Government of Canada's efforts in rebuilding Afghanistan , visit http://www.canada-afghanistan.gc.ca/menu-en.asp .