Rumours are swirling around Ottawa's diplomatic and political community that Canada is planning to leave an international organization aimed at maintaining security in Europe. But the government says it isn't pulling out of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
One diplomat said that the United States, Britain, Germany, and Nordic countries had raised the issue with the Canadian government.
"We are aware that Canada's membership in the OSCE has been the subject of some discussion at the OSCE of late," wrote Rick Roth, a spokesperson for Foreign Minister John Baird, in an email to Embassy. But he went on to say that, "Canada is not withdrawing from the OSCE."
One diplomat said that the United States, Britain, Germany, and Nordic countries had raised the issue with the Canadian government.
"We are aware that Canada's membership in the OSCE has been the subject of some discussion at the OSCE of late," wrote Rick Roth, a spokesperson for Foreign Minister John Baird, in an email to Embassy. But he went on to say that, "Canada is not withdrawing from the OSCE."