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


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