TAIWAN: POTENTIAL FISHERIES MEETING AND DELIVERY

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EFIS OTRA SENV TW ESTH
SUBJECT: TAIWAN: POTENTIAL FISHERIES MEETING AND DELIVERY
OF ICCAT TALKING POINTS

REF: SECSTATE 29244


1. Per reftel, AIT ESTOFF provided the talking points on the
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic
Tuna (ICCAT) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director
General of North American Affairs Kelly Hsieh on March 3.
MOFA thanked AIT for following up on its request.


2. AIT also informed Taiwan's Fisheries Agency Administrator
Shieh Dah-wen that AIT would like to hold discussions on
fisheries issues in Washington early this spring prior to the
ICCAT intersessional meeting. AIT ESTOFF noted that April 5
and 6 are currently the dates under consideration.
Administrator Shieh is looking into the dates. If the dates
under consideration have changed, please inform AIT ESTOFF.
AIT will forward Administrator Shieh's reply as soon as it is
received.
PAAL