Identifier
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05OTTAWA459
2005-02-14 21:28:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Ottawa
Cable title:
CANADA: ENGAGING HOST GOVERNMENTS ON THE CANDIDACY
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UNCLAS OTTAWA 000459
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC PREL CA
SUBJECT: CANADA: ENGAGING HOST GOVERNMENTS ON THE CANDIDACY
OF FRANCISCO FLORES FOR OAS SECRETARY GENERAL
REF: SECSTATE 25152
(SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to FAC Inter-American
Affairs Deputy Director Leonard Beaulne. Beaulne thanked us
for our comments and promised Canada would consider our
position if the election went to another round. He said that
Canada has not yet looked at options for a second round, but
if it does, its key criteria would be that the candidate not
be divisive. That, in fact, was the concern that Ottawa has
about Flores, that he is not the consensus candidate even for
Central America. Ottawa will look carefully at the decision
that comes out of the upcoming Caricom meeting to see if
there is a critical mass of supporters for Flores in the
Caribbean, and will watch to see if a broader consensus
develops around his candidacy.
Visit Canada's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/ottawa
CELLUCCI
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC PREL CA
SUBJECT: CANADA: ENGAGING HOST GOVERNMENTS ON THE CANDIDACY
OF FRANCISCO FLORES FOR OAS SECRETARY GENERAL
REF: SECSTATE 25152
(SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to FAC Inter-American
Affairs Deputy Director Leonard Beaulne. Beaulne thanked us
for our comments and promised Canada would consider our
position if the election went to another round. He said that
Canada has not yet looked at options for a second round, but
if it does, its key criteria would be that the candidate not
be divisive. That, in fact, was the concern that Ottawa has
about Flores, that he is not the consensus candidate even for
Central America. Ottawa will look carefully at the decision
that comes out of the upcoming Caricom meeting to see if
there is a critical mass of supporters for Flores in the
Caribbean, and will watch to see if a broader consensus
develops around his candidacy.
Visit Canada's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/ottawa
CELLUCCI