Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08OTTAWA420
2008-03-26 14:33:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ottawa
Cable title:
CANADA ON PROPOSED NATO CFE STATEMENT
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C O N F I D E N T I A L OTTAWA 000420
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/26/2018
TAGS: PREL NATO KCFE MARR RS GG MD CA
SUBJECT: CANADA ON PROPOSED NATO CFE STATEMENT
REF: STATE 30484
Classified By: PolMinCouns Scott Bellard, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L OTTAWA 000420
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/26/2018
TAGS: PREL NATO KCFE MARR RS GG MD CA
SUBJECT: CANADA ON PROPOSED NATO CFE STATEMENT
REF: STATE 30484
Classified By: PolMinCouns Scott Bellard, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) In a meeting with Charge on March 25, Assistant
Deputy Minister for International Security and Political
Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and
International Trade Colleen Swords expressed appreciation for
reftel points on the CFE statement, explaining that she had
not yet received a copy due to the closure of DFAIT and the
Canadian Mission to NATO on March 21 and 24 in observance of
Easter holidays. She promised to review the materials
immediately, but offered no substantive comments.
2. (C) Swords noted considerable anxiety among NATO members
about how to make President Putin's upcoming appearance at
the Bucharest Summit as constructive as possible. She noted
past practice with some countries - notably France - had been
to include both the president and prime minister on key
meetings, and opined that this might be a useful tactic now
with Russia as well.
3. (C) Swords confirmed Canada's expectation that NATO will
extend membership to Albania, Croatia, and Macedonia
(assuming a positive resolution of the name issue),but less
confidence about the prospects in the near future for the
Ukraine and Georgia. Canada, she said, strongly supports
Ukraine's bid for a Membership Action Plan.
Visit Canada,s Economy and Environment Forum at
http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/can ada
BREESE
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/26/2018
TAGS: PREL NATO KCFE MARR RS GG MD CA
SUBJECT: CANADA ON PROPOSED NATO CFE STATEMENT
REF: STATE 30484
Classified By: PolMinCouns Scott Bellard, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) In a meeting with Charge on March 25, Assistant
Deputy Minister for International Security and Political
Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and
International Trade Colleen Swords expressed appreciation for
reftel points on the CFE statement, explaining that she had
not yet received a copy due to the closure of DFAIT and the
Canadian Mission to NATO on March 21 and 24 in observance of
Easter holidays. She promised to review the materials
immediately, but offered no substantive comments.
2. (C) Swords noted considerable anxiety among NATO members
about how to make President Putin's upcoming appearance at
the Bucharest Summit as constructive as possible. She noted
past practice with some countries - notably France - had been
to include both the president and prime minister on key
meetings, and opined that this might be a useful tactic now
with Russia as well.
3. (C) Swords confirmed Canada's expectation that NATO will
extend membership to Albania, Croatia, and Macedonia
(assuming a positive resolution of the name issue),but less
confidence about the prospects in the near future for the
Ukraine and Georgia. Canada, she said, strongly supports
Ukraine's bid for a Membership Action Plan.
Visit Canada,s Economy and Environment Forum at
http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/can ada
BREESE