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07SANTODOMINGO715
2007-03-30 13:12:00
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Embassy Santo Domingo
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DOMINICAN FOREIGN MINISTER CONFIRMS INTEREST IN

Tags:  DR ECON ENRG 
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DE RUEHDG #0715 0891312
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P 301312Z MAR 07
FM AMEMBASSY SANTO DOMINGO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7816
INFO RUEHBR/AMEMBASSY BRASILIA PRIORITY 0248
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC PRIORITY
UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 000715 

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: DR ECON ENRG
SUBJECT: DOMINICAN FOREIGN MINISTER CONFIRMS INTEREST IN
BIOFUELS ASSISTANCE

REF: SECSTATE 40124

UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 000715

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

DEPT FOR WHA, WHA/PPC,WHA/CAR; NSC FOR FISK

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: DR ECON ENRG
SUBJECT: DOMINICAN FOREIGN MINISTER CONFIRMS INTEREST IN
BIOFUELS ASSISTANCE

REF: SECSTATE 40124


1. Dominican FM Carlos Morales Troncoso welcomed the concept
of a joint Brasilian and U.S. offer of assistance in
developing biofuels capacity. Proposal was communicated by
the Charge and by Brasilian ambassador Ronaldo Dunlap this
morning, March 30. Dunlap provided a copy of the MOU signed
March 9 in Brasilia. Charge and Amb. Dunlap identified the
other proposed countries. Morales Troncoso, with an
extensive business background in the sugar industry, provided
comments on current private sector planning for planting of
cane and eventual production of ethanol (septel will
outline).
HERTELL