OTTAWA, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit Poland, Belgium and France on June 3-7, said the office of the Canadian prime minister Monday.
Harper is to visit Poland from June 3-4, where he will join world leaders to celebrate the Polish Day of Freedom, marking the 25th anniversary of Poland's emergence from the former Soviet Union.
Canada was the first country to ratify Polish accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1999.
Harper will then go to Belgium to attend the G-7 leaders' summit on June 4-5.
After the summit, he will travel to Normandy, France to participate in commemorations marking the 70th anniversary of D- Day and the Battle of Normandy, where he will honor the sacrifices made by Canadian and Allied forces and their families during the Second World War.（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑） |