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Raymond Benjamin: Montreal City Hall

Montreal City Hall: MONTREAL - Different levels of government have agreed to offer several perks to keep the headquarters of the only United Nations agency based in Canada. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. The agreement, signed late Monday afternoon in a ceremony at Montreal City Hall, will keep ICAO in Montreal until 2036. Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, left, and ICAO Secretary-General Raymond Benjamin, right, exchange documents as they sign an agreement to keep the International Civil Aviation Organization headquarters in Montreal Monday, May 27, 2013 in Montreal. Looking on are Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum, back left, ICAO Council President Roberto Gonazalez, back center, and Quebec International Affairs Minister Jean-Francois Lisee, Back right,.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz A background document says the federal government will spend $1.4 million to modernize the International Civil Aviation Organization's conference facilities and add extra security equipment. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.