Korean President Park Geun-hye arrives to talk trade with Stephen Harper
South Korean President Park Geun-hye arrives on Parliament Hill this morning for a welcoming ceremony and meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
CBCNews.ca will carry these events live (all times Eastern):
11:10 a.m. welcome ceremony.
11:20 a.m. tête-à-tête meeting.
1:40 p.m. Hall of Honour walk.
1:50 p.m. joint statement and press conference.
Park's visit comes on the heels of a major trade deal between Canada and South Korea reached last March. The agreement's text was tabled in the House of Commons in June.
This will be the first state visit to Canada by a president of Korea since 1999, according to the news release from Harper's office.
Harper visited Korea last spring to announce the trade deal.
http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/politics/k...s-to-talk-trade-with-stephen-harper-1.2773899
South Korean President Park Geun-hye arrives on Parliament Hill this morning for a welcoming ceremony and meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
CBCNews.ca will carry these events live (all times Eastern):
11:10 a.m. welcome ceremony.
11:20 a.m. tête-à-tête meeting.
1:40 p.m. Hall of Honour walk.
1:50 p.m. joint statement and press conference.
Park's visit comes on the heels of a major trade deal between Canada and South Korea reached last March. The agreement's text was tabled in the House of Commons in June.
This will be the first state visit to Canada by a president of Korea since 1999, according to the news release from Harper's office.
Harper visited Korea last spring to announce the trade deal.
http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/politics/k...s-to-talk-trade-with-stephen-harper-1.2773899
