CANADA INTERESTED IN U.S. INITIATIVES FOR UNGA 58

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/24/2013
TAGS: AORC PHUM PREL CA UNGA
SUBJECT: CANADA INTERESTED IN U.S. INITIATIVES FOR UNGA 58

REF: STATE 175664

Classified By: Political MC Brian Flora for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d)

1.(C) Post delivered points contained reftel to Peter
Taylor, Deputy Director of DFAIT's UN and Commonwealth
Affairs Division and Claude Bibeau, Coordinator for UNGA in
that division, on June 24, 2003. Taylor indicated an initial
interest in each of the five areas enumerated in reftel,
particularly the women and political participation issue. He
stated, however, that Canada's interest in women's issues
extended beyond political participation into other arenas as
well. Taylor also said that he wanted to run the initiatives
past DFAIT's relevant functional bureaus before commenting
too extensively. He promised to get back shortly with more
comments after conferring with his colleagues.

2.(C) Taylor indicated that Canada had not yet identified
its top priorities for UNGA 58. In addition, Taylor
admitted that Canada is unlikely to compile a cohesive list
of objectives having never done so previously. He agreed,
however, to pass on pertinent information when it becomes
available.
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