Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
05MASERU424
2005-08-17 09:31:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Maseru
Cable title:
CODEX AD HOC TASK FORCE ON BIOTECHNOLOGY
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
UNCLAS MASERU 000424
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EB -- ATTN: J. BOBO
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO EAGR ECON LT
SUBJECT: CODEX AD HOC TASK FORCE ON BIOTECHNOLOGY
REF: STATE 147159
UNCLAS MASERU 000424
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EB -- ATTN: J. BOBO
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO EAGR ECON LT
SUBJECT: CODEX AD HOC TASK FORCE ON BIOTECHNOLOGY
REF: STATE 147159
1. Charge a.i. met August 17 with Stanley Damane, Director of
the National Environment Secretariat in the Ministry of tourism,
Environment, and Culture, to deliver the points and non-paper in
ref. (Appropriate officials in the Ministry of Agriculture
have not been available.)
2. Damane said his office was unaware of the upcoming Task Force
meeting. He doubted that the GOL, due to budget constraints,
would send a representative. Lesotho does not plan to submit
materials for consideration by participants but the Secretariat
staff would examine the information in the non-paper and provide
post with any substantive comments.
3. Damane added that Lesotho would nevertheless be very
interested in the Task Force's work. He noted that the GOL has
a biosafety policy in place, which covers mainly transboundary
movement, but not yet any guidelines on biotechnology, an
important area related to biosafety.
ALBRECHT
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EB -- ATTN: J. BOBO
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO EAGR ECON LT
SUBJECT: CODEX AD HOC TASK FORCE ON BIOTECHNOLOGY
REF: STATE 147159
1. Charge a.i. met August 17 with Stanley Damane, Director of
the National Environment Secretariat in the Ministry of tourism,
Environment, and Culture, to deliver the points and non-paper in
ref. (Appropriate officials in the Ministry of Agriculture
have not been available.)
2. Damane said his office was unaware of the upcoming Task Force
meeting. He doubted that the GOL, due to budget constraints,
would send a representative. Lesotho does not plan to submit
materials for consideration by participants but the Secretariat
staff would examine the information in the non-paper and provide
post with any substantive comments.
3. Damane added that Lesotho would nevertheless be very
interested in the Task Force's work. He noted that the GOL has
a biosafety policy in place, which covers mainly transboundary
movement, but not yet any guidelines on biotechnology, an
important area related to biosafety.
ALBRECHT