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07HELSINKI64
2007-02-01 06:22:00
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Embassy Helsinki
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FINNS ASK 8 EU COUNTRIES TO JOIN IWC
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TAGS: SENV EFIS PREL ETRD KSCA IWC FI
SUBJECT: FINNS ASK 8 EU COUNTRIES TO JOIN IWC
REF: SECSTATE 10537
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STATE FOR OES/OA/JFIELD
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SENV EFIS PREL ETRD KSCA IWC FI
SUBJECT: FINNS ASK 8 EU COUNTRIES TO JOIN IWC
REF: SECSTATE 10537
1. (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on the recent
meeting of the pro-conservation countries of the
International Whaling Commission (IWC) to Esko Jaakkola,
Environment Counsellor at the Finnish Ministry of the
Environment. Jaakkola, who represented the Government of
Finland at the meeting in Washington, welcomed the
opportunity to participate and stressed that similar
coordination meetings should happen more frequently in the
future.
2. (SBU) In an effort to strengthen the position of the
pro-conservation countries, Jaakkola said then Finnish
Minister of the Environment Jan-Erik Enestam sent a letter
late last year to 8 EU countries (Greece, Malta, Romania,
Bulgaria, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia) asking them to
join the IWC prior to its annual meeting this May in
Anchorage, Alaska. While many of these EU countries may
ultimately join the IWC, only Lithuania has communicated to
the Finnish government that it plans to join prior to the
annual meeting.
3. (SBU) Regarding Japan,s Conference for the Normalization
of the IWC, Finland is not/not planning to attend. According
to Jaakkola, Switzerland is the only pro-conservation country
that may still attend.
4. (SBU) Finland is planning to send two government officials
(Jaakkola and one other) to the annual IWC meeting, along
with one participant from a Finnish NGO (Finns for Whales).
WARE
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR OES/OA/JFIELD
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SENV EFIS PREL ETRD KSCA IWC FI
SUBJECT: FINNS ASK 8 EU COUNTRIES TO JOIN IWC
REF: SECSTATE 10537
1. (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on the recent
meeting of the pro-conservation countries of the
International Whaling Commission (IWC) to Esko Jaakkola,
Environment Counsellor at the Finnish Ministry of the
Environment. Jaakkola, who represented the Government of
Finland at the meeting in Washington, welcomed the
opportunity to participate and stressed that similar
coordination meetings should happen more frequently in the
future.
2. (SBU) In an effort to strengthen the position of the
pro-conservation countries, Jaakkola said then Finnish
Minister of the Environment Jan-Erik Enestam sent a letter
late last year to 8 EU countries (Greece, Malta, Romania,
Bulgaria, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia) asking them to
join the IWC prior to its annual meeting this May in
Anchorage, Alaska. While many of these EU countries may
ultimately join the IWC, only Lithuania has communicated to
the Finnish government that it plans to join prior to the
annual meeting.
3. (SBU) Regarding Japan,s Conference for the Normalization
of the IWC, Finland is not/not planning to attend. According
to Jaakkola, Switzerland is the only pro-conservation country
that may still attend.
4. (SBU) Finland is planning to send two government officials
(Jaakkola and one other) to the annual IWC meeting, along
with one participant from a Finnish NGO (Finns for Whales).
WARE