AVIAN FLU PARTNERS MEETING DEMARCHE DELIVERED

UNCLAS ALMATY 003486 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/CACEN JMUDGE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EAGR TBIO ECON SOCI ETRD PGOV KZ ECONOMIC SUBJECT: AVIAN FLU PARTNERS MEETING DEMARCHE DELIVERED REF: (A) STATE 175585 (B) STATE 180478 ¶1. Econoff delivered Ref A talking points and invitation to Almatbek Demeseinov of the International Organizations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September ¶23. ¶2. On September 30, Demeseinov informed Econoff that Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Askar Shakirov had signed off on instructions to the Kazakhstani Embassy to send a representative to the meeting. As Kazakhstani Ambassador Kanat Saudabayev will be in Kazakhstan October 6-7, we expect that the most likely representative will be DCM Talgat Kaliyev. ¶3. On September 30, Econoff also delivered Ref B information to Demeseinov. Post does not expect any officials to travel from Kazakhstan, and recommends Department coordinate Kazakhstani attendance with the Embassy. Ordway NNNN