Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09BOGOTA685
2009-03-02 13:03:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Bogota
Cable title:
COLOMBIA: ADDITION TO DEMARCHE ON LIABILITY AND
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UNCLAS BOGOTA 000685
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
OES/ENRC FOR DWOOD; EEB/TPP/MTAA/ABT FOR MSZYMANSKI;
USDA/FAS FOR SFROGGETT
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO CO
SUBJECT: COLOMBIA: ADDITION TO DEMARCHE ON LIABILITY AND
REDRESS UNDER THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY
REF: A. STATE 11910
¶B. BOGOTA 470
(SBU) On February 27, EconOff met with Faryde Carlier, the
Advisor for Multilateral Environmental Issues at the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs (MFA),to acquire information about the
GOC's position on the issues/definitions listed in Ref A.
(NOTE: Carlier, the GOC lead on the Cartagena Protocol, was
previously unable to meet due to her participation in the
Colombia-EU free trade agreement negotiations. END NOTE.)
Carlier said that the GOC has yet to develop positions on the
issues mentioned in Ref A. She added the GOC's Cartagena
Protocol committee -- which includes the MFA, Ministry of
Environment, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Agriculture,
Planning Department, Invima (equivalent to FDA) and ICA
(Fishing Regulator) -- would convene again after the GOC
delegation returned from Mexico, attempting to formulate its
policy prior to the Malaysia meeting. She acknowledged that
it is extremely difficult for the committee to develop
consensus, but that she would press for agreement during the
committee's next internal meeting.
BROWNFIELD