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PRESS CONFERENCE TO HIGHLIGHT PROGRESS AGAINST DRUGS IN AMERICAS

  April 28, 2004

The Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) is hosting a press conference on Thursday, April 29, to discuss the national reports on the implementation of recommendations made during the second round (2001-2002) of the Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism (MEM). The media event starts at 12:00 noon.

CICAD will also report on its priorities and activities, in keeping with a request the member countries made at the last session, in Canada. The OAS specialized agency is currently holding its 35th regular session in Washington.

Those participating in the press conference are CICAD Chairman Paul Kennedy, who is also Canada’s Senior Assistant Deputy Minister for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness; CICAD Vice Chairman Bonaparte Gautreaux; Deputy Coordinator of the Inter-Governmental Group of Experts, Ornel Brook; Coordinator of the Working Group, Candis Cunningham; Chairman of the Inter-Governmental Working Group Ambassador Julio Balbuena; and CICAD’s Executive Secretary, David R. Beall.


WHAT: Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission hosts press conference

WHEN: Thursday, April 29, 2004

TIME: 12:00 noon

VENUE: Rubén Darío Room
OAS General Secretariat Building
1889 F Street, N.W., 8th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20006

The press conference will be webcast live, via the Internet (www.oas.org), and simultaneous interpreting will be provided.

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Reference: AVI-047/04