DEMARCHE TO SINGAPORE ON MONTERREY CONSENSUS

UNCLAS SINGAPORE 001069 STATE FOR EEB/IFD/ODF/KMONAHAN STATE FOR IO/EDA/JARRIMAN SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EAID ECON EFIN PREL UN SN SUBJECT: DEMARCHE TO SINGAPORE ON MONTERREY CONSENSUS REF: STATE 102765 ¶1. (SBU) On September 29, Econoff met with Mr. Daryl Sng, Deputy Director of the International Organizations Directorate at Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and discussed negotiation of the Outcome Statement of the Financing for Development (FfD) Review Conference per reftel. Mr. Sng said that Singapore's UN mission would have the lead on its participation in the negotiations on the FfD document, but assured Econoff that the mission was in close contact with the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Trade and Industry in Singapore. He explained that although Singapore was a member of the G-77 block, it had always been free-market oriented and believed strongly in the importance of open trade and free markets to economic development. Mr. Sng said that Singapore would make its views known in the G77 and would advance its views through the G-77 as well. ¶2. (U) Mr. Sng recommended USUN officials contact Ms. Edna Chia, 1st Secretary at Singapore's UN mission, for closer discussion on Singapore's views. HERBOLD