Cablegate: Canada Will Attend Arf Inter-Sessional Meeting On

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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 /

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