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OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 01/29/13 -- This document corrects and replaces the media advisory sent earlier today at 4:49 PM EST.

The Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of International Cooperation, will attend an African Union meeting on Mali and the African-led International Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA) on January 29, 2013 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Minister Fantino will also attend an International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria on January 30, 2013 in Kuwait City, Kuwait.

Minister Fantino will hold a conference call with Canadian media representatives on January 30 to discuss the outcomes of each conference. Please register with the CIDA media relations office. Only media who register will be advised of any time changes.

DATE: January 30, 2013

TIME: 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time)

LOCATION: Kuwait City, Kuwait

CALL-BACK INFORMATION: 877-413-4814

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Contacts:
Daniel Bezalel Richardsen
Press Secretary to the Minister of International Cooperation
819-953-6238
danielbezalel.richardsen@acdi-cida.gc.ca

Media Relations Office
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
819-953-6534
media@acdi-cida.gc.ca