ANTI-PIRACY EFFORTS HIGH ON CANADIAN AGENDA

UNCLAS OTTAWA 001524 SENSITIVE SIPDIS PM/PPA FOR D. GLANCY AND PM/ISO FOR J. FREDERICK E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL MOPS PTER PBTS CA SUBJECT: ANTI-PIRACY EFFORTS HIGH ON CANADIAN AGENDA REF: STATE 126055 ¶1. (SBU) Anti-piracy efforts in the Gulf of Aden are "high on the agenda" of the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT),according to DFAIT counterterrorism senior policy advisor Neil Brennan. Brennan added that DFAIT has been engaged in extensive internal consultations within the Canadian government on how to best contribute to international efforts to stamp out the "scourge" of piracy in this part of the world. DFAIT Defense and Security Relations Division senior policy advisor Sarah Robertson is leading Canada's policy response on piracy, but she is on official travel until December 9, according to Defense and Security Relations Division contacts, who promised she will respond to reftel demarche request soon after her arrival back in Ottawa. Visit Canada,s Economy and Environment Forum at http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/can ada BREESE