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Viewing cable 09OTTAWA642, CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER PRAISES AFGHAN ELECTIONS

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09OTTAWA642 2009-08-20 20:40 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Ottawa 
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RUEHVC RUEHYG
DE RUEHOT #0642 2322040
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 202040Z AUG 09
FM AMEMBASSY OTTAWA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9771
INFO RUCNAFG/AFGHANISTAN COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUCNCAN/ALL CANADIAN POSTS COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHZG/NATO EU COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC PRIORITY
RHEHNSC/WHITE HOUSE NSC WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
 
UNCLAS OTTAWA 000642 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL PHUM AF CA
SUBJECT: CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER PRAISES AFGHAN ELECTIONS 
 
ΒΆ1.  (U)  In remarks to reporters in Pangnirtun, Nunavut on 
August 20, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said that "what is 
taking place in Afghanistan is remarkable" and praised the 
2009 Afghan elections -- "warts and all," noting the 
inherent difficulties involved in elections in a country that 
had gone through "thirty years of civil war" and "without any 
real history of democratic governance."  He especially lauded 
the contributions of Canadians -- military, diplomats, and 
development workers -- to the electoral process, along with 
other allies. 
 
Visit Canada,s North American partnership community at 
http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/nap / 
 
HOPPER