CANADA WILL ATTEND ARF INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING ON

UNCLAS OTTAWA 000654 SIPDIS SENSITIVE STATE FOR EAP/RSP - K. SHEIVES AND WHA/CAN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL MARR ARF EAID CA SUBJECT: CANADA WILL ATTEND ARF INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING ON DISASTER RELIEF REF: STATE 86139 ¶1. (SBU) Canada will send a representative to the upcoming ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Ninth Inter-Sessional Meeting on Disaster Relief (ISM-DR) in Honolulu, Hawaii, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Defense Relations Senior Policy Advisor Paul Jones. He added that DFAIT will send an officer from its Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Response Group, which coordinates Canada's "Whole of Government" response to natural disasters abroad. Jones expressed regret that the Department of National Defence is not able to send any of its military or civilian officials. Visit Canada,s North American partnership community at http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/nap / HOPPER