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09BRUSSELS541
2009-04-08 17:54:00
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USEU Brussels
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COMMISSIONER FERRERO-WALDNER TO ATTEND TOKYO

Tags:  EAID PREL ECON EFIN IMF PK IBRD 
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FOR NEA/MARY BETH GOODMAN AND TARA FOLEY

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID PREL ECON EFIN IMF PK IBRD
SUBJECT: COMMISSIONER FERRERO-WALDNER TO ATTEND TOKYO
PAKISTAN DONOR CONFERENCE

REF: STATE 032668

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FOR NEA/MARY BETH GOODMAN AND TARA FOLEY

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID PREL ECON EFIN IMF PK IBRD
SUBJECT: COMMISSIONER FERRERO-WALDNER TO ATTEND TOKYO
PAKISTAN DONOR CONFERENCE

REF: STATE 032668

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1. (SBU) SUMMARY: USEU joined the Japanese Mission to the
EU to present reftel follow-up demarche to European
Commission (EC) counterparts in Brussels. The EC delegation
will be headed by Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner. The final EC
pledge will exceed $500 million, though the period covered
will be for more than two years. Also, the EC pledge will
include a significant loan from the European Investment Bank
(EIB),but will not involve any budget support. Per the EC,
the UK, Germany and Netherlands already have development
programs in Islamabad; France and Italy might be in a
position to expand their own bilateral efforts in Pakistan as
a response to the Tokyo conference. END SUMMARY.


2. (SBU) US Mission to the EU (USEU) delivered reftel
demarche to the European Commission (EC) on the April 17
Pakistan donors conference scheduled to take place in Tokyo.
A colleague from the Japanese Mission to the European Union
participated for the joint demarche. Japan also delivered a
formal invitation to Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner, signed by
the Japanese Foreign Minister. A follow-on letter, this one
signed by the Prime Minister, was promised for next week.


3. (SBU) Commission counterparts confirmed that Commissioner
Ferrero-Waldner will head the EC delegation, attending both
the Friends of Pakistan event and the donor conference. She
is scheduled to arrive on the afternoon of April 16 and will
leave the following evening. The three other core members of
the EC delegation expected to sit at the table in Tokyo
include Tomasz Kozlowski (Principal Advisor, Asia and Latin
America); Heino Marius (Deputy Head of Unit, Relations with
Pakistan) and a senior member of the Commissioner's cabinet.


4. (SBU) The Japanese indicated that there would definitely
be a bilateral meeting between their Foreign Minister and the
Commissioner in Tokyo. EC counterparts, while affirming the

usefulness of the bilateral meeting, emphasized that a
trilateral involving the Japanese Foreign Minister,
Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner and Ambassador Holbrooke also
needs to take place.


5. (SBU) As regards the size of the EC pledge, EC
counterparts indicated that the final figure will be over
$500 million, though the period covered will be more than two
years. (NOTE: After the meeting, the Japanese official
present suggested that Japan believes that the total EC
pledge in Tokyo could be in the $700-$800 million range,

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though the EC did not use this figure in the meeting.) Part
of the European pledge will be in the form of a European
Investment Bank (EIB) renewal energy loan (including hydro
power),estimated at more than 100 million euro. However,
the rest of it is expected to be in grant form, including a
contribution through the EC's new food facility.
Counterparts emphasized that the EC should not be viewed as
an international lender whose prime focus is to advance macro
economic objectives. Rather, the lion's share of EC
assistance for Pakistan is likely to be in the form of
discrete project support. Although the EC sometimes provides
budget support in other contexts, current EC plans do not
anticipate any budget support for Pakistan.


6. (SBU) EC counterparts indicated that so far there had
been a resounding silence as far as the specifics on pledges
from the various members states concerned. They noted that
the UK is the largest EU donor to Pakistan, followed by
Germany and the Netherlands. They speculated that both
France and Italy might increase their contributions to
Pakistan as a result of the Tokyo conference.


7. (SBU) Referring to the recent Friends of Pakistan meeting
in Abu Dhabi, EC counterparts expressed concern that a wide
range of pledging goals had been put forward in that venue
and that the number seemed to keep changing; first it was $4
billion, then it was $6 billion and then it was even more.
EC counterparts also indicated a continued interest in a
Frontier Trust Fund, while noting that both China and Saudi
Arabia oppose the idea. Both countries, along with the
United Arab Emirates, are likely to prefer bilateral support.
In the EC view, Saudi Arabia and China already regard
themselves as a "friend of Pakistan" and are not especially
supportive of group approaches.


8. (SBU) As the meeting concluded, Commission counterparts
emphasized their strong support for the Tokyo donor
conference. At the same time, they repeated a concern that
had been highlighted earlier, namely the need for partners to
have a realistic sense of what the EC can provide. The
senior EC representative present stated that they will make a
good and strong pledge. However, he added partners should
not give the false impression there are large sums of money
on offer. Additionally, they will not rovide future
assistance through budget suppot.

MURRAY
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