UNCLAS DAKAR 001051

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

STATE FOR OES/ETC - RWATSON, AF/EPS AND AF/W
NAIROBI FOR UNEP - JSTEWART

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SENV KSCA ETRD SG
SUBJECT: CITES COP 14 PREPARATION: SENEGAL POSITION

REF: STATE 057912


1. Per reftel instructions, on May 14, EconOff delivered
information on U.S. proposals for CITES COP 14 to Colonel Matar
Cisse, Director of the Forestry and Water Department at the Ministry
of Environment, and Abdoulaye Sy, Head of the Fauna Division. Mr.
Sy is the GOS's senior expert on CITES issues and he will represent
Senegal at the June 3-15 CITES COP in The Hague. Sy mentioned that
he would participate in an Africa Group meeting prior to the start
of the COP with the goal of harmonizing the positions of Kenya,
South Africa and Botswana on the elephant and black rhino
proposals.


2. In response to the U.S. proposals, Mr. Sy noted that there were
no obvious concerns for Senegal, but that he was not yet prepared to
offer an official response. Particularly on the marine proposals,
including those put forth by Germany/the EU, Sy explained that he
would be doing additional internal consultations with the Fisheries
Division to assess the possible impact of new fish listings.

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