Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09OTTAWA615
2009-08-07 20:08:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ottawa
Cable title:
CANADA UNABLE TO OFFER ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO
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C O N F I D E N T I A L OTTAWA 000615
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STATE FOR WHA/CAN, AF/E--M. WALSH, AND AF/E--P. FIERST
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/07/2014
TAGS: PREL PGOV PTER EAID KPKO SO CA
SUBJECT: CANADA UNABLE TO OFFER ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO
SOMALIA TFG
REF: A. STATE 78953
B. OTTAWA 451
C. OTTAWA 134
Classified By: PolMinCouns Scott Bellard, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L OTTAWA 000615
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/CAN, AF/E--M. WALSH, AND AF/E--P. FIERST
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/07/2014
TAGS: PREL PGOV PTER EAID KPKO SO CA
SUBJECT: CANADA UNABLE TO OFFER ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO
SOMALIA TFG
REF: A. STATE 78953
B. OTTAWA 451
C. OTTAWA 134
Classified By: PolMinCouns Scott Bellard, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) Canada concurs that "now is the right time" for U.S.
and other like-minded countries to marshal support for the
Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG),according to
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT)
Director for Eastern and Southern Africa Lisa Stadelbauer.
She commented that "it makes perfect sense" to attempt to
reward the TFG for its model agreement with
PriceWaterhouseCoopers. She stated, however, that Canada was
"not NOW in a position to offer any additional support"
beyond its C$56 million contributions in humanitarian aid
(since December 2006),which are largely funneled through
NGOs. She also highlighted Canada's contributions to
counter-piracy off the coast of Somalia (ref b).
2. (SBU) In February, Canada announced a change in emphasis
on aid (ref c),focusing about 80 percent of its bilateral
aid resources on 20 key partners. Although Canada is still
on track to meet the G-8 pledge to double aid to Africa (from
2001 levels) by 2010, senior officials have repeatedly
indicated that governmental aid priorities would remain
focused on Afghanistan, as well as on Latin America and the
Caribbean. Current Canadian priority aid targets in Africa
include Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Mozambique, Senegal, Sudan,
and Tanzania. Previous priority recipients in Africa had
also included Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Kenya, Malawi,
Niger, Rwanda, and Zambia.
Visit Canada,s North American partnership community at
http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/nap /
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SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/CAN, AF/E--M. WALSH, AND AF/E--P. FIERST
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/07/2014
TAGS: PREL PGOV PTER EAID KPKO SO CA
SUBJECT: CANADA UNABLE TO OFFER ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO
SOMALIA TFG
REF: A. STATE 78953
B. OTTAWA 451
C. OTTAWA 134
Classified By: PolMinCouns Scott Bellard, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) Canada concurs that "now is the right time" for U.S.
and other like-minded countries to marshal support for the
Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG),according to
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT)
Director for Eastern and Southern Africa Lisa Stadelbauer.
She commented that "it makes perfect sense" to attempt to
reward the TFG for its model agreement with
PriceWaterhouseCoopers. She stated, however, that Canada was
"not NOW in a position to offer any additional support"
beyond its C$56 million contributions in humanitarian aid
(since December 2006),which are largely funneled through
NGOs. She also highlighted Canada's contributions to
counter-piracy off the coast of Somalia (ref b).
2. (SBU) In February, Canada announced a change in emphasis
on aid (ref c),focusing about 80 percent of its bilateral
aid resources on 20 key partners. Although Canada is still
on track to meet the G-8 pledge to double aid to Africa (from
2001 levels) by 2010, senior officials have repeatedly
indicated that governmental aid priorities would remain
focused on Afghanistan, as well as on Latin America and the
Caribbean. Current Canadian priority aid targets in Africa
include Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Mozambique, Senegal, Sudan,
and Tanzania. Previous priority recipients in Africa had
also included Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Kenya, Malawi,
Niger, Rwanda, and Zambia.
Visit Canada,s North American partnership community at
http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/nap /
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