WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS: KUWAIT WILL SUBMIT

C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 002029

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/15/2015
TAGS: ECON ETRD KU
SUBJECT: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS: KUWAIT WILL SUBMIT
REVISED OFFER

REF: SECSTATE 81619

Classified By: Economic Counselor Stephen Carrig, Reason 1.4(b)

(C) Post delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs by diplomatic note on 7 May 2005; econoff also
delivered the talking points to Ministry of Commerce and
Industry Assistant Undersecretary for Foreign Trade Affairs
Hamad A-Ghanim. On May 15, Director of International
Organizations Nefal Al-Doesari confirmed to econoff that
Kuwait is planning to submit a revised services offer. The
Ministry of Commerce sent an initial offer to the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs for approval on April 16; a copy has also
been provided to Kuwait's commercial attache in Geneva. As
soon as MFA signs off on the offer, Kuwait will submit it to
the WTO.
LEBARON