MOZAMBIQUE: CODEX AD HOC TASK FORCE ON

UNCLAS MAPUTO 001061 SIPDIS AF/S - HTREGER, EB - JBOBO, USDA/FAS/BIG - DWILLIAMS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: TBIO EAGR ECON MZ SUBJECT: MOZAMBIQUE: CODEX AD HOC TASK FORCE ON BIOTECHNOLOGY REF: STATE 147159 Econ/poloff met August 19 with Faruque Faquira, Head of Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Directorate for International Organizations and Conferences (DOIC),to deliver reftel talking points and non-paper. Faquira stated his office was unaware of the upcoming Task Force meeting. He said he did not believe that the GRM would send a representative. Faquira indicated that the GRM did not have the knowledge and resources to consider issues of biotechnology at this time, though he did offer to share the information with his counterparts in the Ministry of Agriculture and provide post with any substantive comments. La Lime