ARGENTINA HIGH-LEVEL MEETING AGENDA

UNCLAS BUENOS AIRES 000575 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL ECON PHUM ETRD SENV SCUL PTER SNAR KJUS XM AR SUBJECT: ARGENTINA HIGH-LEVEL MEETING AGENDA REF: 04/18 Featherstone-Showell E-MAIL ¶1. (SBU) Following up on WHA A/S Shannon's April 10-11 meetings with Argentine FM Taiana and their agreement in principle to hold in June in Buenos Aires a meeting under the auspices of the Special Process of Regular High-Level Bilateral Consultations, emboffs met with MFA officials April 17 to develop a draft notional agenda that was agreed ad ref. Argentine Ambassador Timerman is in Buenos Aires to discuss proposed agenda and dates with Foreign Minister Taiana. He told the Ambassador May 2 he has raised with Deputy Secretary Negroponte the possibility of attending the June meeting in Argentina. Post requests Department guidance on the acceptability of the proposed agenda items below, as well as guidance on: -- dates to propose; -- format of meetings; and -- composition of delegation that will come from Washington for the meeting. ¶2. (SBU) The list that follows reflects Argentine proposals first broached during the April 11 meeting between A/S Shannon and FM Taiana, as well as a few ideas from our mission. Per ref e-mail, proposed agenda items are the following: -- Regional situation (the specific countries to be discussed would not be publicly divulged but could include, among others, the following): Haiti Bolivia Paraguay Uruguay Chile Brazil Venezuela Ecuador Colombia Venezuela Cuba OAS Mercosur -- Middle East Peace Process -- Malvinas/Falklands question -- Multilateral organizations UNSC Reform Peacekeeping -- Parliamentary diplomacy, U.S.-Argentina friendship groups (MFA said the idea here is to convey political support for greater parliamentary contact) -- Counter-terrorism cooperation -- Counter-narcotics cooperation -- Human Rights: Saldano Death Row Case in the U.S. Eduardo Saiegh Case -- Extradition Requests/Judicial Cooperation: Antonini-Wilson U.S. requests -- Economic Issues: Bilateral Market access GSP Program Renewal Outstanding Financial Obligations Paris Club Bond Holdouts Payment of ICSID final judgments WTO Doha Round -- Scientific & Technology Cooperation: Biofuels Cooperation on Biotechnology in Internat'l Fora Expanding GLOBE Biodiversity National Park cooperation Climate Change -- Education: Determining the Extent of Exchanges Promoting Exchanges in Both Directions Fulbright Foundation Bringing Universities Together Learning from Universities Already Reaching Out with Exchange Programs -- Cooperation between provinces and states Investment Pending visits of interest -- Promoting Investment: IPR Non-ICSID investment disputes and claims Government-Business Dialogue -- Promoting Tourism: Encouraging & facilitating travel Protection & safety of tourists Consular Information Sheet Infrastructure development Flight frequencies Share info on converting cargo ports to passenger terminals -- Trafficking in Persons (TIP) GOA Participants: MFA, MOJ-Secretariat of Human Rights, MOJ-TIP Brigade, MOJ-Federal Police, MOJ-Gendarmerie, MOL, MOI's National Directorate of Migration, Prosecutor General, INADI, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Social Development, Ministry of Education, CONAETI (National Commission to Eradicate Child Labor) USG Participants: ICE, DOJ, State G/TIP, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor -- USG Reports: Update on pending reports Mechanisms for consulting -- Diplomatic Status Issues (MFA does not think this appropriate for a high-level policy dialogue, but we would like to discuss reciprocity issues, etc.) WAYNE