NOTE TO EDITORS: Charles Furey, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, will host a visiting delegation from Iceland from January 26-28, 2000. The media are invited to attend a photo opportunity on Thursday, January 27 at the Hotel Newfoundland Courtyard, 9:30 a.m., concerning the official signing of the agreement to bring the Islendingur, a replica Viking longship, to Newfoundland & Labrador this summer. Photographs and video footage of the Islendingur will be made available at that time. The participants will be available to the media after the signing. The Icelandic Delegation: Gunnar Marel Eggertsson - Captain of
Islendingur Media contact: Tara Laing, Public Relations/Communications, Special Celebrations, (709) 729-3813. 2000 01 26 2:45 p.m. |
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