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05YEREVAN1900
2005-10-25 12:34:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Yerevan
Cable title:  

DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUMMARY REPORT OF THE FIRST

Tags:  TBIO KSCA SENV ECON PREL AM WHO FAO EAGR 
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UNCLAS YEREVAN 001900

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO KSCA SENV ECON PREL AM EARG WHO FAO
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUMMARY REPORT OF THE FIRST
SENIOR OFFICIALS MEETING (SOM) OF THE INTERNATIONAL
PARTNERSHIP ON AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA

REF: STATE 195603

Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly.

(SBU) On October 24, DCM met with Deputy Minister of
Agriculture Levon Rukhkuan, Chief Advisor to the Minister of
Agriculture Anushavan Aghajanyan, Head of the Medical Unit of
the Ministry of Health Vahan Poghosyan and Ministry of Health
Official Vladimir Davidyants to discuss avian flu
preparedness in Armenia and pass the Senior Officials Meeting
(SOM) Report (reftel). On October 25, we passed the SOM
Report to MFA Americas Desk Officer Hripsime Arzrumtsyan.
The Ministries of Health and Agriculture both appear ill
prepared to respond to an avian flu outbreak in Armenia. The
Ministry of Agriculture is conducting limited surveillance
and has yet to find any evidence of avian flu among local
bird populations. We are encouraging the GOAM to increase
surveillance and develop an action plan for testing and
containment.
EVANS