CANADA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UN DEMOCRACY FUND

UNCLAS OTTAWA 001634 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM CA UN SUBJECT: CANADA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UN DEMOCRACY FUND REF: STATE 099849 ¶1. (U) Poloff discussed reftel with Jessica Blitt, Senior Policy Advisor at Foreign Affairs Canada, on June 1. Blitt indicated that she was in contact with the GoC's UN mission in New York, but that no decision had been made on whether Canada would co-sign the proposed letter to the UNSYG on the need to immediately establish the UN Democracy Fund. ¶2. (U) Blitt advised poloff that she would continue to coordinate with New York on this issue, and would notify us when a decision had been reached. Visit Canada's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/ottawa DICKSON