WORLD SUMMIT ON INFORMATION SOCIETY: GEORGIA

UNCLAS TBILISI 003167 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ECON ECPS EINT ETRD ETTC GG SUBJECT: WORLD SUMMIT ON INFORMATION SOCIETY: GEORGIA PROMISES TO BACK U.S. POSITION REF: STATE 00196384 ¶1. Per reftel, Post delivered the message to the Chairman of the Georgian National Communication Commission, Dimitri Kitoshvili, on November 3. Post delivered the demarche including the talking points and background information on the U.S. position for the World Summit on the Information Society scheduled for November 16-18, in Tunis. ¶2. The Chairman expressed his thanks for helping him become familiar with the U.S. position. During a followup call to the chairman on November 15, Kotishvili said he had sent his deputy (NFI) to represent Georgia at the Summit and instructed him to support the U.S. position on the future of Internet development and governance. TEFFT