NASA-CNSA CIVIL SPACE COOPERATION: GERMAN RESPONSE

UNCLAS BERLIN 000876 SENSITIVE PARIS FOR BILL BARRY ISN FOR RICHARD BUENNEKE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: CH KSCA PARM PREL TPHY TSPA TSPL GM SUBJECT: NASA-CNSA CIVIL SPACE COOPERATION: GERMAN RESPONSE REF: STATE 67989 ¶1. (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points to Ellen Goelz, desk officer for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation at the German MFA on June 30. Goelz welcomed the talks and noted that Germany will continue to press China as necessary on space issues. She also promised to share the information with relevant personnel within the MFA and other German ministries. ¶2. (U) In addition, Goelz mentioned that, during a recent trip to Brussels, she discussed the idea with Deputy Director for Space Policy, Richard Buenneke, of holding joint MFA/MOD expert-level talks with U.S. counterparts in Berlin. She renewed this offer and expressed a desire to host the talks at our convenience later this summer or in early autumn. TIMKEN JR