Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09ABUDHABI525
2009-05-26 07:30:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:
UAE NON-COMMITAL ON INCREASING TRANSPARENCY IN EXPORT
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UNCLAS ABU DHABI 000525
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP AND EEB/TPP/MTAA (PRATTIPATI)
STATE PLEASE PASS USTR (EBRZYTWA, JKEMP, CSMOTHERS, JBUNTIN)
COMMERCE FOR PAREKH
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETRD ECON EFIN AE
SUBJECT: UAE NON-COMMITAL ON INCREASING TRANSPARENCY IN EXPORT
LICENSING
REF: STATE 50680 (NOTAL)
(SBU) On May 26, EconOff encouraged Ministry of Foreign Trade
Executive Director of Foreign Trade Juma Al Kait to support the
US-Japan-Korea-Taiwan joint proposal for increased export licensing
transparency. Al Kait said that he had not yet had time to review
the proposal, which the Japanese provided in a May 19 meeting. He
said the UAE would seek views on the proposal from GCC colleagues
before deciding to support. (Note: Japanese officials also reported
Al Kait offered no substantive response during their meeting. End
Note.)
OLSON
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP AND EEB/TPP/MTAA (PRATTIPATI)
STATE PLEASE PASS USTR (EBRZYTWA, JKEMP, CSMOTHERS, JBUNTIN)
COMMERCE FOR PAREKH
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETRD ECON EFIN AE
SUBJECT: UAE NON-COMMITAL ON INCREASING TRANSPARENCY IN EXPORT
LICENSING
REF: STATE 50680 (NOTAL)
(SBU) On May 26, EconOff encouraged Ministry of Foreign Trade
Executive Director of Foreign Trade Juma Al Kait to support the
US-Japan-Korea-Taiwan joint proposal for increased export licensing
transparency. Al Kait said that he had not yet had time to review
the proposal, which the Japanese provided in a May 19 meeting. He
said the UAE would seek views on the proposal from GCC colleagues
before deciding to support. (Note: Japanese officials also reported
Al Kait offered no substantive response during their meeting. End
Note.)
OLSON