| Montreal, 18/06/2004 – Alberto Cárdenas Jiménez, Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat), will host his environmental colleagues from Canada and the United States at a meeting in Puebla, Mexico, on 22–23 June.
The environment ministers of Canada, Mexico and the United States form the governing Council of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), a trinational organization created under a side accord to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
The two-day, annual meeting will direct the work of the CEC and identify opportunities and challenges for enhancing environmental cooperation. The Council is expected to consider the report of the Ten-year Review and Assessment Committee released this week, which reviewed the operations of the CEC over the last decade, and examine future directions for the organization.
The meeting will be attended by Secretary Cárdenas, US Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Leavitt and Environment Canada Assistant Deputy Minister Norine Smith. Environment Minister David Anderson was unable to attend due to a 28 June federal election in Canada.
| Who: |
Environment ministers, or representative, for Canada, Mexico and the United States |
| What: |
Annual meeting of the CEC Council |
| Where: |
Puebla Marriott Real, Av. Hermanos Serdan 807, Puebla, Mexico |
| When: |
22–23 June 2004 |
Lastly, the Joint Public Advisory Committee of the CEC will hold its regular session on 21 and 23 June. Many events are open public. Please consult our web site at www.cec.org for a complete agenda of all public meetings.
For more information, please contact Spencer Tripp at (514) 773-6237. |
