DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S.-CARICOM INITIATIVE TO

UNCLAS GEORGETOWN 000258 SIPDIS WHA/FO - GSNIDLE PM/WRA - SPICO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC MASS PARM PREL XL GY CARICOM SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S.-CARICOM INITIATIVE TO COMBAT ILLICIT TRAFFICKING IN ARMS REF: STATE 40149 ¶1. DCM delivered demarche per reftel March 17 to Ambassador Elizabeth Harper, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General. Harper was receptive to the concept of the initiative to Combat Illicit Trafficking In Arms. She recognized the proposal as a step towards moving the U.S.-CARICOM dialogue on crime and security beyond just the deportee issue. Harper said that the U.S. and CARICOM "need to talk about other security challenges" besides deportees and added that Guyana will take this attitude to the Ministerial in Nassau. BULLEN