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June 22, 2012

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IMO in Rio and Press conf: 25 June: Rio+20 – IMO and shipping’s contribution to sustainable development

News Release International Maritime Organization (IMO) June 22, 2012
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Following
the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), you are
invited to attend a press conference on </SPAN><B><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Rio+20
&#8211; IMO and shipping&#8217;s contribution to sustainable development, </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">which
will take place at the <SPAN>IMO Headquarters, on </SPAN><B>Monday, 25 June
2012</B><SPAN>.</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> IMO Secretary-General Koji
Sekimizu will report on IMO&#8217;s activities at the Rio+20 conference and outline
the Organization&#8217;s future commitment to sustainable maritime
development.</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The
press conference will also mark the International Day of the Seafarer, which
falls on that date.</SPAN></P>
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN>&nbsp;</P>
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</SPAN></I></B><B><SPAN
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</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</SPAN><SPAN>IMO and shipping&#8217;s contribution to sustainable
development</SPAN></SPAN></B></P>
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class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><I><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Date and
time:</SPAN></I><SPAN
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<SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</SPAN>Monday 25 June 2012, starting 11.00 a.m.</SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><I><SPAN
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<SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</SPAN>IMO Headquarters, 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR</SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><I><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">In attendance:
<SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</SPAN></SPAN></I><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">IMO Secretary-General
Koji Sekimizu</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN>&nbsp;</P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN>&nbsp;</P>
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class=MsoNormal><B><I><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">RSVP:</SPAN></I></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</SPAN>Please confirm your attendance to </SPAN></B><A
href="redir.aspx?C=935ca2b57ae34eb38994da5d9454f318&amp;URL=mailto%3amedia%40imo.org"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT
color=#000000>media@imo.org</FONT></SPAN></B></A><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> by </SPAN></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 108pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Friday 22 June.
Please give the names of those attending. </SPAN></B></P>
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to:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
<SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</SPAN></SPAN><A
href="redir.aspx?C=935ca2b57ae34eb38994da5d9454f318&amp;URL=mailto%3amedia%40imo.org"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT
color=#000000>media@imo.org</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</SPAN>Lee Adamson:
<SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</SPAN>020 7587 3153</SPAN></P>
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</SPAN>Natasha Brown: <SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</SPAN>020 7587 3274 </SPAN></P>
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<DIV>Public Information Services (External Relations Office)<BR>International
Maritime Organization (IMO)<BR><A
href="redir.aspx?C=935ca2b57ae34eb38994da5d9454f318&amp;URL=mailto%3amedia%40imo.org">media@imo.org</A>
</DIV>
<DIV><A
href="redir.aspx?C=935ca2b57ae34eb38994da5d9454f318&amp;URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.imo.org%2f"
target=_blank>www.imo.org</A> <BR><BR><BR>Important Notice :&nbsp; although we
endeavour to ensure that the information provided is up to date and accurate,
you are advised to contact your national administration which is the appropriate
channel for dissemination of IMO information.&nbsp; <BR>Addresses are available
at <A
href="redir.aspx?C=935ca2b57ae34eb38994da5d9454f318&amp;URL=http%3a%2f%2fgisis.imo.org%2fPublic%2f"
target=_blank>http://gisis.imo.org/Public/</A>&nbsp;click national contacts
</DIV>
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<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Public Information Services (External Relations Office)<BR>International
Maritime Organization (IMO)<BR><A
href="redir.aspx?C=935ca2b57ae34eb38994da5d9454f318&amp;URL=mailto%3amedia%40imo.org">media@imo.org</A>
</DIV>
<DIV><A
href="redir.aspx?C=935ca2b57ae34eb38994da5d9454f318&amp;URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.imo.org%2f"
target=_blank>www.imo.org</A> <BR><BR><BR>Important Notice :&nbsp; although we
endeavour to ensure that the information provided is up to date and accurate,
you are advised to contact your national administration which is the appropriate
channel for dissemination of IMO information.&nbsp; <BR>Addresses are available
at <A
href="redir.aspx?C=935ca2b57ae34eb38994da5d9454f318&amp;URL=http%3a%2f%2fgisis.imo.org%2fPublic%2f"
target=_blank>http://gisis.imo.org/Public/</A>&nbsp;click national contacts
</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Public Information Services (External Relations Office)<BR>International
Maritime Organization (IMO)<BR><A
href="redir.aspx?C=935ca2b57ae34eb38994da5d9454f318&amp;URL=mailto%3amedia%40imo.org">media@imo.org</A>
</DIV>
<DIV><A
href="redir.aspx?C=935ca2b57ae34eb38994da5d9454f318&amp;URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.imo.org%2f"
target=_blank>www.imo.org</A> <BR><BR><BR>Important Notice :&nbsp; although we
endeavour to ensure that the information provided is up to date and accurate,
you are advised to contact your national administration which is the appropriate
channel for dissemination of IMO information.&nbsp; <BR>Addresses are available
at <A
href="redir.aspx?C=935ca2b57ae34eb38994da5d9454f318&amp;URL=http%3a%2f%2fgisis.imo.org%2fPublic%2f"
target=_blank>http://gisis.imo.org/Public/</A>&nbsp;click national contacts
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