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05KUWAIT4982
2005-12-04 04:29:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:
NO DEFINITIVE RESPONSE FROM GOK ABOUT WTO
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UNCLAS KUWAIT 004982
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO OIIP PGOV PREL KU WTO
SUBJECT: NO DEFINITIVE RESPONSE FROM GOK ABOUT WTO
AGRICULTURE STANCE
REF: A. STATE 211956
¶B. STATE 209236
(U) On December 3, Econcouns and Econoff met with Americas
Department Director Ambassador Khalid Al-Babtain and his
deputy, Mohammad Shamlan, to deliver talking points relating
to the December 13-18 WTO Hong Kong Ministerial (Refs A and
B). Al-Babtain stated that the GOK would welcome bilateral
Trade Capacity Building (TCB) meetings in Hong Kong (Ref B),
but that he did not have a substantive response to Ref A
points relating to the GOK's position on WTO agriculture
negotiations.
LEBARON