UPDATE ON WTO NON-AGRICULTURE MARKET ACCESS

UNCLAS KUWAIT 000315 SIPDIS DEPT FOR EB/TPP/BTA/ANA AND NEA/ARP DEPT PASS USTR FOR JBUNTIN USDOC FOR 4520/MAC/ITA/ONE:DGUGLIELMI GENEVA FOR USTR/ADAMS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETRD KU WTO SUBJECT: UPDATE ON WTO NON-AGRICULTURE MARKET ACCESS PROCESS DELIVERED REF: STATE 19378 On January 27, 2003, EconOff delivered reftel points to Badir Abdul-Rahim, Acting Under Secretary for International Trade at Kuwait's Ministry of Commerce and Industry; Akil Behbahani, Deputy Director of the International Organizations Department at Kuwait's Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and Ayham Al-Omar, Deputy Director at MFA's Americas Department. Post also requested a meeting for the Ambassador with Minister of Commerce and Industry Salah Khorshid to discuss the reftel points and seek the GOK's support for the U.S. proposal, among other issues. Post will follow up with these officials and report back any responses to the proposal. JONES