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09ASTANA268
2009-02-13 09:59:00
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Embassy Astana
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KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR
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TAGS: PGOV PREL ECON EINV KZ
SUBJECT: KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR
PPEPI, COORDINATING COMMITTEE TO MEET IN MARCH
UNCLAS ASTANA 000268
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STATE FOR SCA/CEN, EEB
STATE PLEASE PASS USTDA FOR DAN STEIN
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL ECON EINV KZ
SUBJECT: KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR
PPEPI, COORDINATING COMMITTEE TO MEET IN MARCH
1. (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet.
2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 11, Deputy Prime Minister Yerbol
Orynbayev reiterated his government's commitment to the
Public-Private Economic Partnership Initiative (PPEPI) in a meeting
with the Ambassador and American Chamber of Commerce in Kazakhstan
(AmCham) President Kenneth Mack and Executive Director Doris
Bradbury. Orynbayev said that Prime Minister Karim Masimov had
directly tasked him with overseeing the Kazakhstani government's
participation in PPEPI. He reacted positively to AmCham's proposal
for implementing PPEPI. Orynbayev named an official from the
National Analytical Center (NAC),which is subordinate to the Prime
Minister's Office, as the government's working-level contact for
PPEPI activities. At Orynbayev's suggestion, the parties agreed
that the PPEPI Coordinating Committee will convene its first meeting
on March 11 in Astana. END SUMMARY.
GOVERNMENT REITERATES SUPPORT FOR PPEPI
3. (SBU) At a February 11 meeting attended by representatives of
the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Economy and Budget Planning, and
Industry and Trade, Deputy Prime Minister Yerbol Orynbayev
reiterated to the Ambassador and AmCham President Ken Mack and
Executive Director Doris Bradbury his government's strong support
for the PPEPI. He noted that he had been tasked personally by Prime
Minister Masimov with oversight of the Kazakhstani government's
participation in PPEPI, and promised that he would make himself
available to both private- and public-sector U.S. counterparts as
necessary.
POSITIVE REACTION TO AMCHAM'S PROPOSAL
4. (SBU) Ken Mack detailed AmCham's proposal for implementing PPEPI
and explained that AmCham's funding request had been approved by
USAID. (NOTE: According to the funding structure proposed by
AmCham, a $205,000 grant from USAID through the Program for Economic
Development -- which is co-financed by USAID and the Kazakhstani
government -- will be augmented by $25,000 grants from each of the
four private-sector partners, although all of that funding has not
yet been fully pledged. The private-sector partners are AmCham, the
U.S.-Kazakhstan Business Association, the Kazakhstani Forum of
Entrepreneurs, and the "Atameken" National Economic Chamber of
Kazakhstan. END NOTE.) Orynbayev welcomed AmCham's offer to
administer PPEPI and AmCham's proposal regarding the establishment
of the PPEPI working groups which will be responsible for developing
policy recommendations. He and the other Kazakhstani officials also
responded positively to the AmCham's proposed funding structure.
WORKING-LEVEL CONTACT NAMED
5. (SBU) Orynbayev named Aiyana Manasova from the National
Analytical Center (NAC) as the primary working-level contact from
Kazakhstani government for PPEPI activities, reassuring Mack that
her agency regularly deals with the IMF and World Bank and answers
directly to the Prime Minister's Office. (NOTE: Bradbury, Mack, and
Manasova made arrangements to meet separately in Almaty on February
13. END NOTE.)
COORDINATING COMMITTEE TO MEET
6. (SBU) At Orybayev's suggestion, it was agreed that the PPEPI
Coordinating Committee would hold its first meeting on March 11 in
Astana. Orynbayev and Mack agreed that PPEPI will bring benefits to
the greater business partnership between the United States and
Kazakhstan. Orynbayev also suggested that the PPEPI partners
consider collectively participating in a regional economic
development conference to be held on October 15 in Almaty.
HOAGLAND
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/CEN, EEB
STATE PLEASE PASS USTDA FOR DAN STEIN
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL ECON EINV KZ
SUBJECT: KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR
PPEPI, COORDINATING COMMITTEE TO MEET IN MARCH
1. (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet.
2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 11, Deputy Prime Minister Yerbol
Orynbayev reiterated his government's commitment to the
Public-Private Economic Partnership Initiative (PPEPI) in a meeting
with the Ambassador and American Chamber of Commerce in Kazakhstan
(AmCham) President Kenneth Mack and Executive Director Doris
Bradbury. Orynbayev said that Prime Minister Karim Masimov had
directly tasked him with overseeing the Kazakhstani government's
participation in PPEPI. He reacted positively to AmCham's proposal
for implementing PPEPI. Orynbayev named an official from the
National Analytical Center (NAC),which is subordinate to the Prime
Minister's Office, as the government's working-level contact for
PPEPI activities. At Orynbayev's suggestion, the parties agreed
that the PPEPI Coordinating Committee will convene its first meeting
on March 11 in Astana. END SUMMARY.
GOVERNMENT REITERATES SUPPORT FOR PPEPI
3. (SBU) At a February 11 meeting attended by representatives of
the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Economy and Budget Planning, and
Industry and Trade, Deputy Prime Minister Yerbol Orynbayev
reiterated to the Ambassador and AmCham President Ken Mack and
Executive Director Doris Bradbury his government's strong support
for the PPEPI. He noted that he had been tasked personally by Prime
Minister Masimov with oversight of the Kazakhstani government's
participation in PPEPI, and promised that he would make himself
available to both private- and public-sector U.S. counterparts as
necessary.
POSITIVE REACTION TO AMCHAM'S PROPOSAL
4. (SBU) Ken Mack detailed AmCham's proposal for implementing PPEPI
and explained that AmCham's funding request had been approved by
USAID. (NOTE: According to the funding structure proposed by
AmCham, a $205,000 grant from USAID through the Program for Economic
Development -- which is co-financed by USAID and the Kazakhstani
government -- will be augmented by $25,000 grants from each of the
four private-sector partners, although all of that funding has not
yet been fully pledged. The private-sector partners are AmCham, the
U.S.-Kazakhstan Business Association, the Kazakhstani Forum of
Entrepreneurs, and the "Atameken" National Economic Chamber of
Kazakhstan. END NOTE.) Orynbayev welcomed AmCham's offer to
administer PPEPI and AmCham's proposal regarding the establishment
of the PPEPI working groups which will be responsible for developing
policy recommendations. He and the other Kazakhstani officials also
responded positively to the AmCham's proposed funding structure.
WORKING-LEVEL CONTACT NAMED
5. (SBU) Orynbayev named Aiyana Manasova from the National
Analytical Center (NAC) as the primary working-level contact from
Kazakhstani government for PPEPI activities, reassuring Mack that
her agency regularly deals with the IMF and World Bank and answers
directly to the Prime Minister's Office. (NOTE: Bradbury, Mack, and
Manasova made arrangements to meet separately in Almaty on February
13. END NOTE.)
COORDINATING COMMITTEE TO MEET
6. (SBU) At Orybayev's suggestion, it was agreed that the PPEPI
Coordinating Committee would hold its first meeting on March 11 in
Astana. Orynbayev and Mack agreed that PPEPI will bring benefits to
the greater business partnership between the United States and
Kazakhstan. Orynbayev also suggested that the PPEPI partners
consider collectively participating in a regional economic
development conference to be held on October 15 in Almaty.
HOAGLAND