Francesca Albanese visit

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From: Andrew Riddell

Dear Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade,

In November 2023 UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese visited Aotearoa.

Did staff from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade meet Francesca Albanese during her visit? If so, on what date? Please provide a copy of meeting notes, including any formal agenda and minutes, emails, briefing notes and file notes and such like arising from this meeting.

Was any briefing - written or face to face - given to the Prime Minister or the Foreign Minister on the visit by Francesca Albanese and the messages she conveyed about the situation in Gaza? If so, please provide copies of such briefing notes and material. Note I am referring to briefings that may have been given during her visit and briefings subsequent to her visit.

Yours faithfully,

Andrew Riddell

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

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Kia ora Andrew Riddell

Thank you for your OIA request received on 2 April 2024 for:
In November 2023 UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese visited Aotearoa.

Did staff from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade meet Francesca Albanese during her visit? If so, on what date? Please provide a copy of meeting notes, including any formal agenda and minutes, emails, briefing notes and file notes and such like arising from this meeting.

Was any briefing - written or face to face - given to the Prime Minister or the Foreign Minister on the visit by Francesca Albanese and the messages she conveyed about the situation in Gaza? If so, please provide copies of such briefing notes and material. Note I am referring to briefings that may have been given during her visit and briefings subsequent to her visit.
This email confirms receipt of your request and advises that we will respond to it as soon as reasonably practicable, and in terms of the timeframes and requirements of the OIA.

Please note that our response letter to you (with your personal details redacted), and any enclosed documents, may be published on the Ministry’s website.

Ngâ mihi

Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatû Aorere

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