PRESENTATION OF NEW SOUTH ASIA STRATEGY

UNCLAS PARIS 002135 SIPDIS SENSITIVE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL PK IN AF FR SUBJECT: PRESENTATION OF NEW SOUTH ASIA STRATEGY REF: STATE 5564 (SBU) Per reftel instructions, we informed MFA DAS-level director of South Asia bureau Ms. Grillo-Nebout of the new South Asia strategy and delivered a copy of the Department's March 25 backgrounder on the strategy. Ms. Grillo-Nebout was unable to provide us with immediate feedback, as the MFA was hosting with the UNDP a development assistance conference for Afghanistan, but promised to get back to us at the first opportunity. LEACH