UZBEKISTAN SUPPORTS USG NOMINATION FOR IPCC WG

UNCLAS TASHKENT 001009 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR OES/EGC (DONNA LEE) E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: SENV AORC KSCA UZ SUBJECT: UZBEKISTAN SUPPORTS USG NOMINATION FOR IPCC WG REF: A. STATE 82698 ¶B. TASHKENT 921 ¶1. (U) We received MFA diplomatic note No. 11/22130 dated August 25 in which the GOU informs us that it will support the U.S. nominee, Dr. Christopher Field, to serve as co-chair of Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. ¶2. (U) The following is an unofficial translation of the substantive paragraph of the diplomatic note: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America in Tashkent, and in response to Embassy's diplomatic note No. 970/08 dated 08/07/2008, has the honor to inform that Uzbekistan will support the U.S. nomination in the elections during the 29th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) which will be held in Geneva (Switzerland) on August 31 - September 4, ¶2008. NORLAND