Identifier | Created | Classification | Origin |
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05LIMA4590 | 2005-10-25 16:06:00 | CONFIDENTIAL | Embassy Lima |
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C O N F I D E N T I A L LIMA 004590 |
1. (C) Econoff delivered the demarche "Following Up on the 2004 APEC Additional Protocol Commitments" (Reftel) to Amb. Juan Carlos Capunay, Peru's Ambassador to APEC, on 10/20. Capunay proudly noted that Peru has already signed and ratified the Additional Protocol, agreed that Brunei, Papua New Guinea and Vietnam also need to sign the Protocol. Capunay declared that he will encourage these three countries to announce their intent to do so during his meetings with them in early November, before the APEC Summit. He added that we can expect Vietnam to act quickly in this regard, as it gears up to take over the APEC chair in 2007. 2. (C) Polcouns delivered the same demarche to the Foreign Ministry's Director of Multilateral Affairs, Julio Garro, on 10/24. Garro, who handles non-proliferation issues, said that he had discussed this matter with Amb. Capunay, and that the latter had mentioned discussing the Additional Protocol with Econoff and confirmed his intention of pushing for its adoption by Brunei, Papua New Guinea and Vietnam. STRUBLE |