FRANCE TO HOST WORKING-LEVEL COORDINATION MEETING

UNCLAS PARIS 001839 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL AF FR SUBJECT: FRANCE TO HOST WORKING-LEVEL COORDINATION MEETING MARCH 29: "SETTING UP THE AFGHAN PARLIAMENT" ¶1. On March 17 poloff spoke with MFA Afghanistan Desk Officer Cyril Gerardon about the scheduled March 29 working-level coordination meeting, the topic of which will be "Setting up the Afghan Parliament." Gerardon provided a schedule for the meeting saying that the goal of the conference is to facilitate an understanding of actions that must be taken and contributions that must be made in advance of Afghanistan's parliamentary elections. Invited participants include members from UNAMA; UNDP; officials from Afghanistan's presidency, MOF, Civil Service Commission, and Ministry of Urban Development and Housing; and National delegations from Austria, Belgium, Canada, Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the U.S. GOF has asked that delegations send a maximum of two representatives if possible. A detailed schedule has been e-mailed to SA-A-DL. Leach