ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT TO MEET WITH THE HOME MINISTER OF INDIA

The following press release was published by the US Department of Justice on Jan. 8, 2001. It is reproduced in full below.

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY–NOT FOR RELEASE TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2001 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 616-2777 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Attorney General John Ashcroft will meet with Mr. Lal Krishna Advani, the Home Minister of India TOMORROW, Wednesday, January 9 at 12:00pm. There will be a photo-op at the beginning of the meeting. Attorney General Ashcroft and Home Minister Advani will not take questions.

WHAT: Attorney General Meeting with Home Minister of India WHEN: TOMORROW, Wednesday, January 9, 12:00pm WHERE: Department of Justice 5th floor Conference room, room 5137 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC Reporters interested in attending must be in place by 11:50am and may enter the Department through the main entrance on Pennsylvania Ave. 02-008

Source: US Department of Justice