Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09DHAKA670
2009-07-06 11:18:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Dhaka
Cable title:
BANGLADESH NONCOMITTAL ON ITSO DG'S PUSH FOR
how-toVZCZCXYZ0000 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHKA #0670 1871118 ZNR UUUUU ZZH P 061118Z JUL 09 FM AMEMBASSY DHAKA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9131 INFO RUEHLM/AMEMBASSY COLOMBO 8790 RUEHIL/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD 2534 RUEHKT/AMEMBASSY KATHMANDU 0029 RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI 1026 RUEHRO/AMEMBASSY ROME 0500
UNCLAS DHAKA 000670
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR SCA/INSB, EEB/CIP/TS DOUGLAS MAY
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC ECON ECPS EFIN INTELSAT KTIA PREL TSPA BG
SUBJECT: BANGLADESH NONCOMITTAL ON ITSO DG'S PUSH FOR
AUTHORITY TO INITIATE ARBITRATION AGAINST THE US GOVERNMENT
REF: STATE 68559
UNCLAS DHAKA 000670
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR SCA/INSB, EEB/CIP/TS DOUGLAS MAY
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC ECON ECPS EFIN INTELSAT KTIA PREL TSPA BG
SUBJECT: BANGLADESH NONCOMITTAL ON ITSO DG'S PUSH FOR
AUTHORITY TO INITIATE ARBITRATION AGAINST THE US GOVERNMENT
REF: STATE 68559
¶1. (SBU) Acting Pol/Econ Chief presented reftel demarche to
Ms. Samina Naz, Director, Americas and Pacific Wing, Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, and to Mr. Rafiqul Islam, Joint
Secretary, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications. Both
Government of Bangladesh officials agreed to pass the message
to participants in the upcoming conference, but they were
noncommital about what position, if any, Bangladesh would
take on this issue.
¶2. (SBU) Given bureaucratic inertia in Bangladesh and the
fact that this matter will be taken up in a meeting on July
8, Post urges USG representatives at the meeting to approach
directly GOB officials present in Rome with our position.
MORIARTY