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08BISHKEK114
2008-01-31 12:58:00
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Embassy Bishkek
Cable title:
KYRGYZ RESPOND TO TIFA LETTER
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SUBJECT: KYRGYZ RESPOND TO TIFA LETTER
REF: A. 07 STATE 170917
B. STATE 01132
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SUBJECT: KYRGYZ RESPOND TO TIFA LETTER
REF: A. 07 STATE 170917
B. STATE 01132
1. Per Ref A request, Embassy relayed Assistant U.S. Trade
Representative Shaun Donnelly's letter to Kyrgyz Ministry of
Foreign Affairs (MFA) International Economic Cooperation
Department head Jeenbek Kulubayev, who represented Kyrgyzstan
at the 2007 U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework
Agreement (TIFA) Council meeting. Per Ref B request, Embassy
submitted via diplomatic note a request for MFA comment on
plans for the 2008 U.S.-Central Asia TIFA meeting. Embassy
also shared Ref B points with the Kyrgyz Ministry of Economic
Development and Trade.
2. On January 31, we received Kulubayev's written response
to the Donnelly letter. The Kyrgyz support having the
meeting in late June in a Central Asian country. Kulubayev
suggests adopting country-specific work plans in the context
of TIFA, and he proposes that targeted technical assistance
to improve border and customs posts be an issue for
discussion at the meeting.
3. Embassy's unofficial translation of Kulubayev's letter
follows:
Dear Mr. Shaun Donnelly,
Please allow me to express my sincere appreciation for the
highly organized work and for the warm reception during my
participation at the TIFA Council meeting in July 2007.
Taking into consideration the importance of TIFA for the
economy of the Kyrgyz Republic and the region of Central
Asia, I would like to note the following.
Being an active member-state of TIFA, the Kyrgyz side
welcomes the next meeting in one of the Central Asian
countries at the end of June 2008.
Also, with the goal of achieving practical results in the
work of the program, I think it is expedient to work out an
individual approach to each country, taking into
consideration its potential and specifics in the different
spheres of economy, which would allow, in turn, to promote
the economic growth of each country individually.
I am confident that adopting such an important document as a
TIFA Country-Specific Work Plan will allow us to identify to
identify real tasks and purposes of the program for the
medium and long term periods.
At the same time, specifically targeted technical assistance
to the countries in the region in equipping technologically
border and customs posts, which would allow faster crossing
of borders and promote the expansion of bilateral trade
between neighboring Central Asian countries, could be one of
the program's practical tasks and an issue for discussion at
the forthcoming summit.
Please let me express my belief in further fruitful
cooperation between our countries within the context of TIFA
and articulate my hope that the suggestions made by
Kyrgyzstan would also receive positive consideration at the
forthcoming TIFA meeting in 2008.
Respectfully,
J. Kulubayev
4. Kulubayev has been appointed as the next Kyrgyz
ambassador to Malaysia, and he confirmed to us that he would
be taking up that assignment soon.
YOVANOVITCH
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON EFIN ETRD PREL KG
SUBJECT: KYRGYZ RESPOND TO TIFA LETTER
REF: A. 07 STATE 170917
B. STATE 01132
1. Per Ref A request, Embassy relayed Assistant U.S. Trade
Representative Shaun Donnelly's letter to Kyrgyz Ministry of
Foreign Affairs (MFA) International Economic Cooperation
Department head Jeenbek Kulubayev, who represented Kyrgyzstan
at the 2007 U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework
Agreement (TIFA) Council meeting. Per Ref B request, Embassy
submitted via diplomatic note a request for MFA comment on
plans for the 2008 U.S.-Central Asia TIFA meeting. Embassy
also shared Ref B points with the Kyrgyz Ministry of Economic
Development and Trade.
2. On January 31, we received Kulubayev's written response
to the Donnelly letter. The Kyrgyz support having the
meeting in late June in a Central Asian country. Kulubayev
suggests adopting country-specific work plans in the context
of TIFA, and he proposes that targeted technical assistance
to improve border and customs posts be an issue for
discussion at the meeting.
3. Embassy's unofficial translation of Kulubayev's letter
follows:
Dear Mr. Shaun Donnelly,
Please allow me to express my sincere appreciation for the
highly organized work and for the warm reception during my
participation at the TIFA Council meeting in July 2007.
Taking into consideration the importance of TIFA for the
economy of the Kyrgyz Republic and the region of Central
Asia, I would like to note the following.
Being an active member-state of TIFA, the Kyrgyz side
welcomes the next meeting in one of the Central Asian
countries at the end of June 2008.
Also, with the goal of achieving practical results in the
work of the program, I think it is expedient to work out an
individual approach to each country, taking into
consideration its potential and specifics in the different
spheres of economy, which would allow, in turn, to promote
the economic growth of each country individually.
I am confident that adopting such an important document as a
TIFA Country-Specific Work Plan will allow us to identify to
identify real tasks and purposes of the program for the
medium and long term periods.
At the same time, specifically targeted technical assistance
to the countries in the region in equipping technologically
border and customs posts, which would allow faster crossing
of borders and promote the expansion of bilateral trade
between neighboring Central Asian countries, could be one of
the program's practical tasks and an issue for discussion at
the forthcoming summit.
Please let me express my belief in further fruitful
cooperation between our countries within the context of TIFA
and articulate my hope that the suggestions made by
Kyrgyzstan would also receive positive consideration at the
forthcoming TIFA meeting in 2008.
Respectfully,
J. Kulubayev
4. Kulubayev has been appointed as the next Kyrgyz
ambassador to Malaysia, and he confirmed to us that he would
be taking up that assignment soon.
YOVANOVITCH