CANADA TO CONTINUE FUNDING FOR JUBA PROCESS, WITH

C O N F I D E N T I A L OTTAWA 000192 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/06/2013 TAGS: PREL EAID PHUM UG CA SUBJECT: CANADA TO CONTINUE FUNDING FOR JUBA PROCESS, WITH BETTER DUE DILIGENCE REF: A. 07 OTTAWA 2265 ¶B. 07 STATE 166213 Classified By: PolMinCouns Scott Bellard, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) ¶1. (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Director for Eastern and Southern Africa Lisa Stadelbauer, following up on reftel demarches on the Juba process, confirmed that Canada will -- after extensive internal reviews -- go ahead and make its programmed disbursements. She noted that Canada had, however, instituted additional steps to obtain a "higher level of due diligence" to ensure no diversion of funds. She expressed appreciation for recent additional meetings with Washington experts on this subject, but said that Canada had not been able to substantiate many of the USG concerns. Visit Canada,s Economy and Environment Forum at http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/can ada BREESE