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06ASTANA45
2006-05-24 05:38:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Astana
Cable title:  

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE TO KAZAKHSTAN

Tags:  PREL AORC TBIO WHO KZ 
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VZCZCXRO5198
PP RUEHAST
DE RUEHAST #0045 1440538
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 240538Z MAY 06
FM USOFFICE ASTANA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0130
INFO RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 0002
RUEAUSA/DEPT OF HHS WASHINGTON DC
RUEHAST/USOFFICE ASTANA 0132
UNCLAS ASTANA 000045 

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SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL AORC TBIO WHO KZ
SUBJECT: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE TO KAZAKHSTAN

REF: STATE 71569

UNCLAS ASTANA 000045

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL AORC TBIO WHO KZ
SUBJECT: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE TO KAZAKHSTAN

REF: STATE 71569


1. Post delivered reftel demarche on May 17 to Almatbek
Demesinov, Head of the UN division at the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs (MFA). Demesinov stated that MFA concurred with the USG
position in principle but needed to consult with the Ministry of
Health before issuing a concrete response. On May 23, Gaukhar
Ashirbekova, of the MFA's World Health Organization desk, told
Post that MFA has sent a letter to the Kazakhstani Embassy in
Geneva with instructions to support the USG's position on
smallpox repositories. Kazakhstan's Health Minister Erbolat
Dossayev and Ambassador to Switzerland Kayrat Abuseitov will be
attending the upcoming World Health Assembly conference.

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