Peru Position on WTO Issues Unclear

UNCLAS LIMA 005081 SIPDIS DEPT FOR WHA/AND, WHA/EPSC, EB/TPP COMMERCE FOR 4331/MAC/WH/MCAMERON E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETRD PE WTO SUBJECT: Peru Position on WTO Issues Unclear REF: A) STATE 207068 B) STATE 204611 C) STATE 199791 D) STATE 199861 (SBU) We delivered reftel demarches to Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) Vice Minister Pablo de la Flor and Victoria Elmore, WTO Advisor. Ms. Elmore thanked us for the information but noted that the GOP continues to focus all of its efforts on the continuing U.S.-Andean Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations. We do not expect officials to be prepared to discuss WTO issues until after December 7. We will remain in contact with our Mincetur interlocutors to ascertain Peru's position before the WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong. POWERS