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05ASUNCION701
2005-05-25 20:28:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Asuncion
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PARAGUAY WILL NOT SUBMIT REVISED WTO SERVICES OFFER

Tags:  ECON ETRD PA WTO 
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UNCLAS ASUNCION 000701 

SIPDIS

STATE FOR WHA/BSC, WHA/EPSC, EB/TPP/MTA
STATE PASS TO USTR FOR SCRONIN, LYANG
USAID FOR AA/LAC ADOLFO FRANCO
TREASURY FOR OSIA MAUREEN WAFER
COMMERCE ITA SARAH COOK
NSC FOR MIKE DEMPSEY
SOUTHCOM FOR POLAD
US SOUTHERN COMMAND MIAMI, FLORIDA

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON ETRD PA WTO
SUBJECT: PARAGUAY WILL NOT SUBMIT REVISED WTO SERVICES OFFER

REF: 05 STATE 81619

UNCLAS ASUNCION 000701

SIPDIS

STATE FOR WHA/BSC, WHA/EPSC, EB/TPP/MTA
STATE PASS TO USTR FOR SCRONIN, LYANG
USAID FOR AA/LAC ADOLFO FRANCO
TREASURY FOR OSIA MAUREEN WAFER
COMMERCE ITA SARAH COOK
NSC FOR MIKE DEMPSEY
SOUTHCOM FOR POLAD
US SOUTHERN COMMAND MIAMI, FLORIDA

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON ETRD PA WTO
SUBJECT: PARAGUAY WILL NOT SUBMIT REVISED WTO SERVICES OFFER

REF: 05 STATE 81619


1. Econcouns delivered reftel demarche on WTO services
negotiations to Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Ruben
Ramirez on May 24. Ramirez explained that Paraguay would
not be submitting a revised services offer until it sees
more progress in agriculture negotiations, Paraguay's
priority. Ramirez will be attending the July meetings in
Geneva and will reassess the status of negotiations then.


2. Ramirez stated that the GOP understands the importance
of services liberalization and is taking action, including
the passage by the Senate of legislation reopening the
possibility of privatization of the state-owned telecom
company, and the signing of Open Skies agreements with the
USG and with Chile earlier this month. However, he stated
that it is difficult to convince others in the GOP and
industry to devote resources to devising a revised services
offer without clearer indications that Paraguay will see
concrete benefits in agriculture negotiations.

KEANE