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Canada pledges aid for Lebanon
17/8/2006 10:04

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Wednesday that Canada will spend an additional 25 million Canadian dollars (about 23 million U.S. dollars) in aid for Lebanon.

The money, part of a new Lebanon Relief Fund, will be added to another 5.5 million Canadian dollars (about 5 million U.S. dollars) that Canada has already contributed to the country, Harper told reporters in Whitehorse, capital of Yukon territory, on a northern tour.

"This money will help to provide much-needed humanitarian supplies such as food, water and medicine to those who need help most," he said.

Harper also repeated his stance that Canada will not join a UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon.

"The government has, at the current time, no plans to be involved in any military deployments," he said.



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