CANADA SHARES USG VIEWS ON ZIMBABWE VOTE IN IMF

C O N F I D E N T I A L OTTAWA 002659 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/06/2015 TAGS: EFIN PREL CA ZI IMF SUBJECT: CANADA SHARES USG VIEWS ON ZIMBABWE VOTE IN IMF REF: SECSTATE 163126 Classified By: Classified by Curtis Stone, ESTH Counselor, Ottawa. Rea son: 1.4(b) and (d). (C) Canada's Department of Finance shares the USG's views on Zimbabwe in the IMF and, as things stand, plans to instruct its director to vote to expel Zimbabwe from the Board. Although the GOC feels that the partial payment has not made a material difference and that there has been enough forbearance, they note that Canadian officials do value their relationship with South African Finance Minister Trevor Manual, and further appeals from South Africa might weigh more heavily with Canada than they do with the US. Visit Canada's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/ottawa WILKINS