DEMARCHE DELIVERED - WCO FRAMEWORK OF STANDARDS TO

UNCLAS ALMATY 001991 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/CACEN (JMUDGE) DEPARTMENT PLEASE PASS TO USTR MATT RHODE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETRD KZ SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED - WCO FRAMEWORK OF STANDARDS TO SECURE AND FACILITATE GLOBAL TRADE REF: STATE 94927 ¶1. Econoff delivered Reftel demarche and talking points to Alikhan Mambetalin, Deputy Chairman of the Kazakhstan Customs Committee and Colonel of the Customs Service Daniyar Kerimbekov, Head of the International Relations Division of the Kazakhstani customs service. ¶2. Kerimbekov seemed very familiar with the Framework. He said that although it is still being studied within the customs service, in principle the GOK looks favorably on it. ¶3. At the June 23-25 session of the WCO, Kazakhstan will be represented by the Chairman of the Customs Committee Berdybek Saparbayev, Col. Daniyar Kerimbekov and Mukhtar Baybulonov, the customs attach resident in Brussels. ¶4. (U) Minimize for Dushanbe considered. Asquino NNNN