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Canada engaging Syrian opposition movement
National Post ^ | Nov. 17, 2011

Posted on 11/19/2011 5:22:52 PM PST by nuconvert

OTTAWA — The Canadian government has been quietly engaging Syria’s opposition and pro-democracy movement, including facilitating several meetings with Foreign Minister John Baird and opening the doors of Canada’s embassy in Turkey to the Syrian National Council.

“We have right now a very good relationship with the Canadian government,” Syrian National Council member Osama Kadi said Thursday. “We have met with the minister of foreign affairs many times and he has showed a very positive attitude toward the Syrian National Council.”

In late August, Canadian Ambassador to Turkey Mark Bailey hosted a reception to honour and welcome SNC members and introduce them to representatives from European missions, said Kadi, who is also president of the Syrian Canadian Council.

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TOPICS: Canada; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: canada; johnbaird; syria; syrianopposition; syrianprotests

1 posted on 11/19/2011 5:22:54 PM PST by nuconvert
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2 posted on 11/19/2011 5:23:52 PM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: nuconvert

bump.


3 posted on 11/19/2011 5:25:42 PM PST by ken21
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