U.S.-EU WINE NEGOTIATIONS: AUSTRIA SUPPORTS

UNCLAS VIENNA 002380

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

DEPARTMENT FOR EB/TPP/ABT AND EUR/AGS
USTR FOR MURPHY AND BOMER

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAGR ETRD AU
SUBJECT: U.S.-EU WINE NEGOTIATIONS: AUSTRIA SUPPORTS
CURRENT DRAFT IN PRINCIPLE

REF: STATE 127683


1. (SBU) Post conveyed reftel talking points on July 11 to
Gabriela Habermayer, Head of the Ministry of Economy's
Multilateral Trade Affairs Division and to Hans Kordik, Head
of the Ministry of Agriculture's EU Coordination and Planning
Division. Kordik promised to provide comments at a later
date. On July 14, Econ Unit Chief met with Habermayer and
Ingrid Zehetner, who will represent the GoA at the July 15
133 Committee meeting. Habermayer said that, in principle,
the GoA supported the draft agreement in its current form.
However, Habermayer added that the GoA would be "in a
listening mode" at the July 15 meeting. Habermayer said the
GoA had heard that Italy has strong concerns regarding
traditional labeling issues in the agreement, and the GoA
wanted to listen to the Italian position.
Brown