MOF Presents Candidate for Radio

UNCLAS BELGRADE 001058 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR EUR/SCE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ECPS PREL SR SUBJECT: MOF Presents Candidate for Radio Regulations Board This is an action request, see para 1. ¶1. (U) On June 15, 2006, the Embassy received from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs a request to support the re-election of Momcilo Simic, Assistant Minister for Capital Investments of the Republic of Serbia, to the Radio Regulations Board of the Council of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). Copies of the note and Mr. Simic's curriculum vitae have been faxed to the desk. Text of note follows. Action request: please advise whether or not the USG will support the MFA's request. End action request. ¶2. (u) Begin Text of Dipnote: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia presents its compliments to the Embassies of the Member States of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Belgrade and has the honour to inform that the Government of the Republic of Serbia has decided to present the candidature of Mr. Momcilo Simic, Assistant Minister for the Capital Investment of the Republic of Serbia, for the re-election to the Radio Regulations Board of the Council of the ITU, as the elections during the Plenipotentiary Conference to be held from 6 to 24 November 2006, in Antalia, Turkey. Mr. Momcilo Simic, whose curriculum vitae is enclosed, is an eminent expert and has been dealing with the ITU activities for more than 30 years. He was the Chairman of the Radio Regulations Board in 2004 and its Vice-Chairman in 2003. The Government of the Republic of Serbia would highly appreciate the valuable support of the Member States of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for the candidature of Mr. Momcilo Simic. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Embassies of the Member States of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Belgrade the assurances of its highest consideration. End Text POLT