GOT Leaning Toward Support for U.S. Position

UNCLAS ANKARA 004554 SIPDIS TREASURY FOR OASIA STATE FOR EB/TPP/MTA/IPC DEPT PASS USTR FOR KALVAREZ USDOC FOR ITA/MAC/DDEFALCO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETRD KIPR TU SUBJECT: GOT Leaning Toward Support for U.S. Position on Patent Cooperation Treaty Fees Ref: State 126523 Oya Karakas, MFA Head of Department for Multilateral Economic Affairs, told Econoff July 18 that the GOT agrees in principle with the U.S. proposal to reduce Patent Cooperation Treaty fees (reftel),but that it will probably join whatever consensus emerges on this issue. Pearson