March 20, 2002

Ms. Melanie Quevillon
NGO Working Group on the EDC
Halifax Initiative/Canada
Suite 104 - 153 Chapel Street
Ottawa, ON K1N 1H5

Dear Ms. Quevlioon:

On behalf of the Right Honourable Jean Chrétien, I would like to thank you for your correspondence regarding Romania's nuclear energy policies.

Please be assured that your comments have been given careful consideration. I am certain that the Honourable Pierre Pettigrew,  Minister for International Trade, to whom you indicate a copy of your correspondence has already been forwarded, will also have appreciated being made aware of your views.

Yours sincerely,

S. Russell
Exectuive Correspondence Officer