PHILIPPINES ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT 60-DAY REPORT

UNCLAS MANILA 001123 SIPDIS STATE FOR ISN, EB, NEA, IO, VCI, P AND T STATE ALSO FOR TREASURY-TFI E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KNNP PREL IR MNUC RP UNSC SUBJECT: PHILIPPINES ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT 60-DAY REPORT UNDER UNSCR 1803 REF: STATE 48615 ¶1. Per reftel request, poloff on May 9 met with the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to stress the importance of timely submission of a 60-day report on steps the Philippines has taken to implement UNSCR 1803. Poloff informed Director for Security and Legal Matters Leah Ruiz of the Office for United Nations and Other International Organizations (UNIO) of the May 2 submission of the U.S. report. Ruiz said her office would welcome a copy of our 60-day report, which was faxed to her. She recognized that the Philippines was delayed in reporting to the 1737 Sanctions Committee and said the DFA would take necessary steps to submit a report. Visit Embassy Manila's Classified SIPRNET website: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eap/manila/index. cfm You can also access this site through the State Department's Classified SIPRNET website: http://www.state.sgov.gov/ KENNEY