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Commonwealth Secretariat press release

Commonwealth Secretary-General to visit India, Sri Lanka, Australia and New Zealand

4 May 2001

The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Don McKinnon, will visit four countries from 6 - 15 May 2001 for bilateral consultations in the run-up to this year's Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Brisbane.

Mr McKinnon will be in India from 7-8 May, Sri Lanka from 8-9 May, Australia from 10-12 May and New Zealand from 12-14 May.

In New Delhi the Secretary-General will address the Indian Council for World Affairs on Monday 7 May 2001.

In Australia, the Secretary-General will discuss preparations for CHOGM, the current high-level review of the Commonwealth and other issues with Prime Minister John Howard, chair of the next CHOGM and the prospective Chairperson-in-Office of the Commonwealth. Mr McKinnon will also deliver the Alfred Deakin Memorial Lecture in Melbourne on Friday 11 May on the theme A Commonwealth within a Commonwealth.

Consultations with other leaders will also cover matters likely to come up at the Brisbane CHOGM which will be held 6-9 October 2001.


Note to Editors For all media enquiries related to this trip (excluding India and New Zealand), please contact Mr Joel Kibazo, +44 7740 450 901. For enquiries in Delhi and Auckland, please contact Mr Amitav Banerji, +44 771 858 5516.



01/31 4 May 2001


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