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06DAKAR626
2006-03-10 11:38:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Dakar
Cable title:  

DEMARCHE TO SENEGAL ON LATEST WTO COTTON PROPOSAL

Tags:  ETRD EAGR SG 
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DE RUEHDK #0626 0691138
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 101138Z MAR 06
FM AMEMBASSY DAKAR
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 4539
INFO RUEHBP/AMEMBASSY BAMAKO PRIORITY 0692
RUEHCO/AMEMBASSY COTONOU PRIORITY 1195
RUEHNJ/AMEMBASSY NDJAMENA PRIORITY 0617
RUEHOU/AMEMBASSY OUAGADOUGOU PRIORITY 1711
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 0700
UNCLAS DAKAR 000626 

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STATE FOR EB/TPP/ABT, AF/EPS AND AF/W
STATE PLS PASS USTR FOR AF - WILLIAM JACKSON

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETRD EAGR SG
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE TO SENEGAL ON LATEST WTO COTTON PROPOSAL

REF: STATE 033793

UNCLAS DAKAR 000626

SIPDIS

SIPDIS
SENSITIVE

STATE FOR EB/TPP/ABT, AF/EPS AND AF/W
STATE PLS PASS USTR FOR AF - WILLIAM JACKSON

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETRD EAGR SG
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE TO SENEGAL ON LATEST WTO COTTON PROPOSAL

REF: STATE 033793


1. (SBU) On March 7, Senior Commercial Officer raised the
Cotton-4,s latest World Trade Organization (WTO) proposal
(reftel) with Minister of Commerce Mamadou Diop Decroix.
Decroix said he had discussed the proposal with
representatives of the Cotton-4 in Ouagadougou and that
Senegal fully supports the proposal. Moreover, Decroix
insisted that the proposal did not represent a step backward
from what had been agreed at Hong Kong. The Minister also
highlighted Senegal,s support for an early end to U.S.
subsidies.


2. (U) On March 9, when Charge and Senior Commercial Officer
met with Minister Decroix on the margins of the very well
attended &American Chamber of Commerce in Senegal,s8
public launch, Decroix said he looked forward to discussing
cotton during his upcoming trip to Geneva.
JACKSON