DEMARCHE DELIVERED:POLAND AND THE UPU CONGRESS

UNCLAS WARSAW 000794 SIPDIS STATE FOR IO/T CHRIS WOOD E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AORC ECON ETRD WTRO PL SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED:POLAND AND THE UPU CONGRESS REF: STATE 66814 Post delivered reftel demarche on June 24, 2008 to Maciej Switkowski, director of the Department of Post in Poland's Ministry of Infrastructure. Switkowski stated Poland would review the U.S. candidates, and noted Poland has no candidates of its own. He stated he understood U.S. concerns regarding Russia's proposed revision of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) Mission Statement, and suggested Poland may share the U.S. view. He also mentioned a Japanese proposal. Poland's general preference is to limit growth in its contributions to the budgets of international organizations, so Switkowski seemed open to the U.S preference for zero nominal growth in the UPU budget. Switkowski concluded by noting that final Polish positions will be developed in consultation with the Foreign Ministry. On June 27, post delivered reftel demarche to Tomasz Ostaszewicz and Zofia Schnitzer, in the Department of International Bilateral Cooperation at the Ministry of Economy, who reiterated Poland's interest in containing the budget of international organizations. The demarche and diplomatic note were also delivered to the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ASHE