GOAM ON PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY PLAN FOR AIDS

UNCLAS YEREVAN 000522

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR EUR/CACEN, EUR/ACE, EUR/PGI
DEPT FOR USAID

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KHIV PREL SOCI EAID ECON AM
SUBJECT: GOAM ON PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY PLAN FOR AIDS
RELIEF

SENSITIVE

REFTEL: STATE 038300


1. (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat
accordingly.


2. (SBU) We delivered demarche and talking points
regarding President Bush's Emegency Plan for AIDS
Relief to MFA America's Department Chief Lilit
Toutkhalian February 23 per reftel instructions.
Toutkhalian said the GOAM was in overall agreement with
the USG strategy and noted the USG's substantial role
to date in supporting the UN Global AIDS Fund. She
repeated earlier statements about the GOAM's high-level
of interest in HIV/AIDS-related issues.


3. (SBU) USAID will deliver a similar demarche to the
Minister of Health on March 4. As part of earlier
discussions, Ministry officials reviewed ongoing plans
for the USD 7.2 million that Armenia received from the
Global Fund in 2003.


4. (U) Post will send the Department updated
information regarding the scope of the HIV/AIDS problem
in Armenia and its impact (septel).

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