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EXHIBIT 16
DELOITTE &
TOUCHE
GEORGE BEGIC, LLB DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Associate General Counsel Office of the General Counsel
Box 40, Sun Life Tower
150 King Street West, Suite 800
Toronto, Ontario M5H 1J9
DIRECT LINE: (416) 874-3998
Facsimile: (416) 599-2399
E-mail: [email protected]
August 29, 2000
United States Securities and
Exchange Commission
450 5th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549 USA
Dear Sirs / Mesdames:
RE: ARIES VENTURES, INC.
We have read and agree with the statements of Aries Ventures, Inc. (the
"Company") in Item 4 of its Form 8-K dated August 21, 2000, except for the
following statements:
As to the Company's statements in paragraph one, the second and third sentences
of paragraph two, paragraph four, the second, third and fourth sentences of
paragraph five, and paragraph seven, we do not have sufficient basis to agree or
disagree.
Yours very truly,
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
/s/ G. Begic
George Begic
Associate General Counsel
Cc: Robert W. Weingarten, Chief Financial Officer, Aries Ventures, Inc.
DELOITTE TOUCHE
TOHMATSU
