DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN THE UN HIGH LEVEL GENERAL

UNCLAS LIMA 003826

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID ECIN PREL PE UNGA
SUBJECT: DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN THE UN HIGH LEVEL GENERAL
ASSEMBLY (PERU)

REF: A. USUN NEW YORK 2103


B. SECSTATE 160880

Polcouns delivered the demarche on Development Issues in the
UN High Level General Assembly (Ref B) to Julio Garro, the
Foreign Ministry's Director of Multilateral Affairs, on 9/2.
Garro said that Peru shares the USG's concerns on the length
of the draft outcome document, but had no/no comment to make
regarding our substantive concerns. He noted that U.S.
Permrep Amb. John Bolton and Peruvian Permrep Amb. Oswaldo de
Rivero had discussed this issue on 8/30 in New York (Ref A),
indicated that Amb. de Rivero had significant latitude to
negotiate on the composition of the outcome document, and
suggested that the U.S. Mission in New York continue to
engage its Peruvian counterpart on these issues.
STRUBLE