ENERGY POINTS TO NDRC ON FIVE-PARTY MINISTERIAL,

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SUBJECT: ENERGY POINTS TO NDRC ON FIVE-PARTY MINISTERIAL,
ALTERNATIVE LNG SOURCES, DIALOGUES, GNEP; NDRC HOPES FOR
SECRETARY BODMAN'S PARTICIPATION

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REF: A. STATE 83676

B. BEIJING 7901

C. STATE 63936

D. BEIJING 7437

E. BEIJING 4466

F. STATE 32243

G. BEIJING 3849

H. BEIJING 4227

I. STATE 65707


1. (U) Economic Minister-Counselor and Energy Attache
presented ref A points to National Development and Reform
Commission (NDRC) Energy Bureau Deputy Director General XU
Yongsheng on May 25.

China's Five-Party Energy Ministerial Proposal


2. (SBU) DDG Xu thanked Washington agencies for their
support for the proposed ministerial and recommendations for
ministerial agenda items. He asked what time of year would
be best to maximize the chances that Energy Secretary Bodman
could attend this ministerial, noting how much China wishes
him to participate in the event. EconMinCouns replied that
the Embassy has little knowledge of the Secretary's schedule
nor authority to make commitments about the Secretary's
schedule. He recommended that the NDRC should first present
intended invitee nations with a meeting agenda, including
those topics covered in ref A para 2 as well as suggested
dates for the ministerial. The Embassy would then relay the
detailed agenda and proposed meeting times to Washington for
consideration and response. DDG Xu took note of the
EconMinCouns' reply.

Iran and Alternate LNG Supplies


3. (SBU) DDG Xu said he would promptly relay the ref A U.S.
points to his leaders for consideration and an early response
to the Embassy. (Note: Embassy did provide to DDG Xu the
U.S. company contact name and Hong Kong telephone number that
appeared in ref A para 3 talking points, reiterating that the
USG is in no position to make a commitment on behalf of any
private U.S. company. End note.)

Oil and Gas Forum


4. (SBU) DDG Xu said the points were quite clear on this
matter.

Energy Policy Dialogue


5. (SBU) DDG Xu asked which USG officials would participate
in the EPD, now postponed to September. EconMinCouns
reminded Xu of the information about USDEL leadership that
was in the May 5, 2006 letter from DOE's Office of Policy and
International Affairs to NDRC Energy Bureau Director General
XU Dingming. Xu checked the letter and remarked that the
information was very clear.

GNEP Delegation Visit


6. (SBU) The talking points on this topic in ref A having
been transmitted to the Embassy after the start of the GNEP
delegation's visit, Embassy Energy Attache instead took the
opportunity to express the GNEP delegation's thanks to the
NDRC's Energy Bureau and Foreign Affairs Department for their
efforts in making this week's visit successful. The U.S.
GNEP delegation had been honored that NDRC Vice Chairman
Zhang Guobao had opened this week's meetings, showing the
topic is important to China just as it is to the United
States. Energy Bureau DG Xu Dingming's luncheon or the U.S.
visitors had been much appreciated, too. Discussions between
the two delegations had been good, site visits arranged by
NDRC had been informative, and one could hope for continuing
exchanges in this important area soon.


7. (U) DDG Xu thanked Emboffs for the detailed information
on each of the above topics. He reiterated that he would

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quickly report the U.S. points to his leaders and that NDRC
would prepare further responses to the Embassy as soon as
possible.
RANDT