Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08OTTAWA639
2008-05-08 19:37:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Ottawa
Cable title:
CANADA AND PARTICIPATION IN INT'L COMPACT WITH
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UNCLAS OTTAWA 000639
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/I/ECON (TAECKER)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: CA EAID ECON EFIN IZ PGOV PREL EINV
SUBJECT: CANADA AND PARTICIPATION IN INT'L COMPACT WITH
IRAQ MINISTERIAL
REF: A. SECSTATE 43799
¶B. OTTAWA 506
¶C. OTTAWA 423
¶D. OTTAWA 279
Sensitive but unclassified
(sbu) Canada plans to be represented at the "political level"
-- possibly by Deputy Foreign Minister Leonard Edwards -- at
the May 29 International Compact with Iraq Ministerial in
Stockholm, according to Foreign Affairs and International
Trade's Deputy Director for Iran/Iraq Jeffrey McLaren.
McLaren stated that Canada had no plans to pledge new funds
in Stockholm, but noted that Canada had recently earmarked
$15 million to the International Reconstruction Fund Facility
for Iraq (IRFFI) from Canada's overall $300 million allocated
for Iraq reconstruction (see ref d). This $15 million, he
said, brings Canada's total IRFFI contributions to $115
million. (Comment: Ref b provides an insight into Canada's
view of funding Iraqi reconstruction and ref c notes that
Canada has taken in double its allotted number of Iraqi
refugees. End Comment)
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