/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Media availability from Beijing, China, with Minister McKenna/

BEIJING, Nov. 1, 2018 /CNW/ - Media representatives are advised that the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, will hold a teleconference with Canadian and international media to discuss her visit to China.

While in China, the Minister is engaging with her counterparts to strengthen the Canada-China partnership on environmental protection. The Minister participated in a ceremony to mark the twinning of Canadian and Chinese national parks. She also renewed a comprehensive memorandum of understanding on climate change cooperation between Canada and China and will help lead the annual general meeting of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development as the international executive vice chair.

Event:	Media Availability by Teleconference
Date:	Friday, November 2, 2018
Time:	9:15 a.m. (EDT) / 9:15 p.m. (China Standard Time)

Media representatives are asked to register by contacting Media Relations at Environment and Climate Change Canada.

SOURCE Environment and Climate Change Canada

Eric Campbell, Director of Communications, Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, 819-661-6787, [email protected]; Media Relations, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 819-938-3338 or 1-844-836-7799 (toll-free), [email protected]

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