CANADA TO ATTEND ASIA PACIFIC DEMOCRACY

UNCLAS OTTAWA 002123 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL PHUM CA SUBJECT: CANADA TO ATTEND ASIA PACIFIC DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP BREAKFAST REF: STATE 152803 ¶1. In response to reftel invitation, Canada plans to attend the working breakfast to discuss the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership on the sidelines of the upcoming Community of Democracies ministerial meeting in Bamako, Mali. Text of letter in para 2. ¶2. Begin text His Excellency David H. Wilkins Ambassador of the United States of America Embassy of the United States of America Post Office Box 866 Station B Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5T1 Dear Ambassador, Thank you for your letter of November 6, 2007, extending Canada an invitation to participate in the working breakfast to discuss the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership on the sidelines of the upcoming Community of Democracies ministerial meeting in Bamako, Mali. Canada is pleased to accept the invitation. Ms. Isabelle Roy, Canadian Ambassador to Mali, and Mr. Craig Kowalik, Policy Analyst of the Democracy Unit, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, will attend the meeting on behalf of Canada. Thank you again for you invitation. Sincerely, Maxime Bernier End text Visit our shared North American Partnership blog (Canada & Mexico) at http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/nap WILKINS