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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 42
Tuesday, May 2, 2000
The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met at 9:40 a.m. this day, in Room 269, West Block, the Chair, Bill Graham, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Sarkis Assadourian, Jean Augustine, Colleen Beaumier, Maud Debien, Bill Graham, Gurmant Grewal, Diane Marleau, Deepak Obhrai, Bernard Patry, Yves Rocheleau, Bob Speller.
Associate Member present: Raymonde Folco.
From the Parliamentary Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Gerald Schmitz and James Lee, Research Officers.
Witnesses: As Individual: Neil MacFarlane, Professor, Oxford University; Patrick Armstrong, Expert in questions related to the region of South Caucasus and Central Asia. From the Country Indicators for Foreign Policy Project, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University: David Carment, Professor.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee continued its examination of Canada's foreign policy interests in South Caucasus and Central Asia (See Minutes of Proceedings, Tuesday, April 4, 2000, Meeting No. 35.)
David Carment, Neil MacFarlane and Patrick Armstrong each made an opening statement and answered questions.
At 12:00 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Marie Danielle Vachon
Clerk of the Committee