Canadian Minister to attend FoDP.ISLAMABAD, August 24, 2009 (Balochistan Times): Lawrence Cannon Lawrence Cannon, PC, MP (born December 6, 1947) is a Canadian politician from Québec and Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Quebec lieutenant. Geneology Cannon is the son of government lawyer Louis Cannon and Quebec television broadcast pioneer Rosemary "Posie" Power, and , Minister of Foreign Affairs foreign affairs pl.n. Affairs concerning international relations and national interests in foreign countries. Canada, Monday announced to attend the meeting of Friends of Democratic Pakistan in Istanbul, Turkey from August 24 to 25 before travelling on to visit to Egypt. The Friends of Democratic Pakistan is an important forum to address security and development challenges facing Pakistan, said Minister Cannon, said a message received here. We welcome the opportunity to discuss with the Government of Pakistan Government of Pakistan (Urdu: حکومتِ پاکستان), The Constitution of Pakistan provides for a Federal Parliamentary System of government, with a President as the Head of State and an indirectly-elected Prime , and other partners how best to support efforts to improve socio-economic development and stability in Pakistan, he added. More than two million people have been displaced since May as a result of Pakistans military campaign against the Taliban in the NWFP NWFP North-West Frontier Province (northwest Pakistan) NWFP Northwest Forest Plan NWFP Non-Wood Forest Product . During her visit to Pakistan earlier this month, Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, announced an additional $25 million to provide humanitarian aid Humanitarian aid is material or logistical assistance provided for humanitarian purposes, typically in response to humanitarian crises. The primary objective of humanitarian aid is to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity. for Pakistans internally displaced persons. The announcement brought Canadas total contribution to address humanitarian needs in Pakistan to $33 million since 2008. Following his visit to Turkey, Minister Cannon will travel to Cairo for a series of meetings, including comprehensive bilateral consultations with Egypts Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Ali Aboul Gheit. Egypt plays a central role in efforts to establish long-term peace in the Middle East, and is an important partner for Canada in the region, he added. (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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