SURINAME: WHITE WATER TO BLUE WATER PARTNERSHIP

UNCLAS PARAMARIBO 000035 SIPDIS DEPT FOR WHA/CAR: MSEIBEL, FOR EB: OES: DWILBUR BRASILIA FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HUB SAN JOSE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HUB E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: SENV PREL NS SUBJECT: SURINAME: WHITE WATER TO BLUE WATER PARTNERSHIP CONFERENCE INVITATION EXTENDED REF: STATE 1130 PER REFTEL REQUEST, ON JANUARY 6 THE EMBASSY FORWARDED U/S PAULA DOBRIANSKI'S LETTER OF INVITATION TO THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, AND FISHERIES (LVV) GEETAPERSAD GANGERAM PANDAY TO ATTEND THE WHITE WATER TO BLUE WATER PARTNERSHIP CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN MIAMI ON MARCH 21-26. THE EMBASSY ALSO FORWARDED A COPY OF THE INVITATION LETTER TO THE MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH, TRANSPORT, COMMUNICATIONS AND TOURISM, LABOR, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT, FINANCE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES. ON JANUARY 12, MINISTRY OF LVV PERMANENT SECRETARY AGRICULTURE JASWANT SAHTOE INFORMED THE EMBASSY SIPDIS THAT SURINAME INTENDS TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE AND THAT THE MINISTRY OF LVV WAS FORMING THE DELEGATION. BARNES NNNN