CANADA LOOKS FORWARD TO SINGAPORE PSI EXERCISE,

UNCLAS OTTAWA 000656 SENSITIVE SIPDIS CENTCOM FOR CCJ7 - SEAN PASCOLI CBP FOR MIKE PERRON STATE FOR ISN/CPI - CARLOS GUZMAN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PARM PREL KNNP MNUC CA SUBJECT: CANADA LOOKS FORWARD TO SINGAPORE PSI EXERCISE, CONSIDERING LEADING EDGE REF: STATE 84305 ¶1. (SBU) Canada is looking forward to its participation in the October Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) exercise "Deep Sabre" in Singapore, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) International Counter-Proliferation Senior Policy Officer David MacDuff. He added that a Royal Canadian Mounted Police boarding team will demonstrate Canada's marine interdiction capabilities at Deep Sabre. In light of Canada's participation in the Singapore exercise, he commented that it was "unlikely that Canada would participate in more than one PSI event per cycle." Nonetheless, he underlined that Canada appreciates the ref invitation and had forwarded it to counterparts at the Department of National Defence, who are currently studying it. Visit Canada,s North American partnership community at http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/nap / BREESE