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| Parliamentary News Release | |
| 043/2000 | Wednesday 13 September, 2000 |
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PRESIDENT OF GHANA TO ADDRESS MEETING OF MSPs TODAY
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The President of Ghana will visit the Scottish Parliament, at the invitation of its all-party Bureau, to address a meeting of MSPs today (Wednesday, September 13). The meeting, which will begin at 1.30pm, will be held in the Parliament’s main chamber. Members of the media are invited to attend. Presiding Officer Sir David Steel will chair the meeting. Minister for Parliament Tom McCabe will represent the Scottish Executive. The meeting is scheduled to end at 2.00pm. Non-accredited media are requested to confirm their attendance to Eric MacLeod at the Parliament’s Media Relations Office no later than 10.30am on the day.
Media will have access to the Press Gallery and should be seated no later than 1.25pm. A limited number of seats may also be available to media on the floor of the chamber. BACKGROUND NOTES The meeting will be televised by the Parliamentary Broadcasting Unit and made available to broadcasters via the established channels.
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| For further information, the media contact is: | |
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Eric MacLeod: 0131 348 5605 |
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| For public information enquiries, contact: 0131 34 85000 | |
| For general
enquiries, contact: 0845 278 1999 (local call rate) email: Visit our website at: www.scottish.parliament.uk |
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