CANADA: FOREIGN MINISTER TO TRAVEL TO SANTIAGO TO

UNCLAS OTTAWA 001258 SIPDIS SENSITIVE DEPT FOR DRL (KARI JOHNSTONE) AND WHA/CAN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KDEM PREL CA SUBJECT: CANADA: FOREIGN MINISTER TO TRAVEL TO SANTIAGO TO ATTEND COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES MINISTERIAL REF: OTTAWA 001248 (NOTAL) ¶1. (SBU) Further to reftel, contacts at Foreign Affairs Canada have just advised us that Foreign Minister Pierre Pettigrew is now scheduled to attend the CD Ministerial in Santiago, April 28-30. ¶2. (SBU) Canada's Chief Elections Officer, Jean-Pierre Kingsley, remains undecided because of the uncertain political situation in Canada, but is in direct contact with DRL regarding a possible role in discussions surrounding the elections standards initiative. Visit Canada's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/ottawa DICKSON