Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on 
Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Issue 14 - Minutes of Proceedings - June 19, 2014

OTTAWA, Thursday, June 19, 2014
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met this day at 10:30 a.m., in room 160-S, Centre Block, the chair, the Honourable A. Raynell Andreychuk, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Beyak, Dawson, Demers, Downe, Fortin-Duplessis, Housakos, Jaffer, Oh and Smith, P.C. (Cobourg) (11).

In attendance: Natalie Mychajlyszyn and James Lee, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, November 21, 2013, the committee continued its study on security conditions and economic developments in the Asia-Pacific region, the implications for Canadian policy and interests in the region, and other related matters. (For the complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 2.)

WITNESS:

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO):

James Appathurai, Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy and NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia. (by video conference)

The chair made an opening statement.

Mr. Appathurai made a statement and answered questions.

At 11:29 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Adam Thompson

Clerk of the Committee