Cablegate: Canada's Positive Response to Imf Vote On Zimbabwe

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STATE FOR WHA/CAN, EEB/IFD/OMA BESMER, AND AF/S HILL

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EFIN PREL
SUBJECT: CANADA'S POSITIVE RESPONSE TO IMF VOTE ON ZIMBABWE
DEMARCHE

REF: STATE 20057

(SBU) ECONOFF delivered points in reftel to Stephen Millar,
Ministry of Finance, International Institutions Chief.
Millar said that Canada sees eye-to-eye with the USG on this
issue. He explained that there is no reason for Canada to
alter its previous policy towards Zimbabwe's voting rights in
the IMF. According to Millar, Canada will continue to push
for strong conditionality.

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