CANADA WILL SUPPORT ARF ANTI-PIRACY STATEMENT

C O N F I D E N T I A L OTTAWA 000587

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/03/2013
TAGS: PREL AORC ASEC PTER EWWT PHSA KTIA CA ARF
SUBJECT: CANADA WILL SUPPORT ARF ANTI-PIRACY STATEMENT

REF: A. A) STATE 45586


B. B) 02 STATE 257819

C. C) 02 STATE 242866

D. D) 02 STATE 229346

Classified By: Political Minister-Counselor Brian Flora for reasons 1.5
(b) and (d).

(C) Post delivered the draft text of the ARF statement on
cooperation against piracy and other threats to maritime
security to Brian Parais, Regional Security Officer in
DFAIT's Regional Security and Peacekeeping Division, on
February 20. In a follow-up discussion February 26, Parais
told poloff the draft statement had previously been reviewed
by the Regional Security and Peacekeeping Division, and that
Canada had sent its comments on the draft and proposed
modifications to ASEAN Deputy Director-General Tuy Ry in
Phnom Penh in early February. Parais said Canada was very
pleased with the U.S. initiative in putting forth a draft
statement, and will give its support to the statement at the
ARF ISG in Vientiane.
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