BAHRAIN: APRIL 11-13 WIPO SESSION ON INTELLECTUAL

UNCLAS MANAMA 000421 SIPDIS STATE FOR NEA/ARPI DBERNS STATE PASS USTR JBUNTIN PARIS FOR USOECD GENEVA FOR USTR E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETRD KIPR EAID KPAO OIIP BA WIPO SUBJECT: BAHRAIN: APRIL 11-13 WIPO SESSION ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DEVELOPMENT REF: STATE 47851 Per reftel, EconOff March 19 raised U.S. concerns about Brazil's "Development Agenda" proposal at WIPO to Ministry of Industry and Commerce Assistant Undersecretary of Foreign Trade, Shaikh Daij Al Khalifa. Shaikh Daij said officials from Manama would not be attending the meeting, but he pledged to pass information on the U.S. position to Saleh Y. Al-Saleh, the senior Bahraini commercial attach in Geneva. Shaikh Daij requested that USTR/Geneva be in direct contact with Al-Saleh about the issue. Al-Saleh can be reached at: office (41) 22 758 0457; mobile (41) 79 370 6623. MONROE