Identifier
Created
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09JAKARTA515
2009-03-20 10:36:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Jakarta
Cable title:
HEALTH MINISTER WANTS TO EXPAND COOPERATION
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UNCLAS JAKARTA 000515
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EAP/MTS, OES/AIAG
USAID FOR ANE/CLEMENTS AND GH/CARROLL
DEPT ALSO PASS TO HHS/WSTEIGER/ABHAT/MSTLOUIS AND HHS/NIH
GENEVA FOR WHO/HOHMAN
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
SUBJECT: HEALTH MINISTER WANTS TO EXPAND COOPERATION
UNCLAS JAKARTA 000515
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EAP/MTS, OES/AIAG
USAID FOR ANE/CLEMENTS AND GH/CARROLL
DEPT ALSO PASS TO HHS/WSTEIGER/ABHAT/MSTLOUIS AND HHS/NIH
GENEVA FOR WHO/HOHMAN
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
SUBJECT: HEALTH MINISTER WANTS TO EXPAND COOPERATION
1.(SBU) Summary. Minister of Health Siti Fadilah Supari told
Ambassador Hume she wants to expand health cooperation under the
U.S.-Indonesian comprehensive partnership. In a March 20 meeting,
she highlighted research, education, and training as areas for
collaboration. Supari appeared surprised that both President Obama
and Secretary Clinton had raised health during their conversations
with President Yudhoyono and Foreign Minister Wirajuda. End
Summary.
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HEALTH FOR INCLUSION IN COMPREHENSIVE PARTNERSHIP
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2. (SBU) Ambassador Hume told Minister Supari that Secretary Clinton
had asked Foreign Minister Wirajuda for Indonesia's ideas on health
collaboration during her recent visit. President Obama also raised
the issue during his recent telephone conversation with President
Yudhoyono. The Ambassador stressed that health should be included
in the comprehensive partnership we are developing and he would
welcome the Minister's ideas. He said that her views could be
discussed during the roundtable being arranged by the Indonesian
Embassy in Washington in April.
3. (SBU) The Minister appeared surprised that health had been raised
during these high-level conversations. She said she welcomes closer
health collaboration with the United States, stressing that the
partnership be fair, transparent and equitable. The Minister
stressed her interest in research, but noted she was also open to
cooperation in education and training. She directed her staff to
work with the Embassy to explore potential areas for collaboration.
4. (SBU) The Ambassador offered to provide Minister Supari with
examples of how the United States cooperates with other countries in
health to give both sides ideas of the broad range of potential
cooperation.
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Supari Praises U.S. Sample Sharing Delegation
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5. (SBU) Minister Supari thanked the Ambassador for the U.S.
contribution to sample sharing discussions and specifically praised
the U.S. delegation's constructive actions during the December
Intergovernmental Meeting (IGM) discussions in Geneva. She said that
the Indonesians looked forward to resuming sample sharing once
remaining issues are resolved and expressed her hope that there
would be further progress at the March 30 - April 2 informal
discussions in Montreux and at the World Health Assembly meeting in
May.
HUME
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EAP/MTS, OES/AIAG
USAID FOR ANE/CLEMENTS AND GH/CARROLL
DEPT ALSO PASS TO HHS/WSTEIGER/ABHAT/MSTLOUIS AND HHS/NIH
GENEVA FOR WHO/HOHMAN
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
SUBJECT: HEALTH MINISTER WANTS TO EXPAND COOPERATION
1.(SBU) Summary. Minister of Health Siti Fadilah Supari told
Ambassador Hume she wants to expand health cooperation under the
U.S.-Indonesian comprehensive partnership. In a March 20 meeting,
she highlighted research, education, and training as areas for
collaboration. Supari appeared surprised that both President Obama
and Secretary Clinton had raised health during their conversations
with President Yudhoyono and Foreign Minister Wirajuda. End
Summary.
-------------- --------------
HEALTH FOR INCLUSION IN COMPREHENSIVE PARTNERSHIP
-------------- --------------
2. (SBU) Ambassador Hume told Minister Supari that Secretary Clinton
had asked Foreign Minister Wirajuda for Indonesia's ideas on health
collaboration during her recent visit. President Obama also raised
the issue during his recent telephone conversation with President
Yudhoyono. The Ambassador stressed that health should be included
in the comprehensive partnership we are developing and he would
welcome the Minister's ideas. He said that her views could be
discussed during the roundtable being arranged by the Indonesian
Embassy in Washington in April.
3. (SBU) The Minister appeared surprised that health had been raised
during these high-level conversations. She said she welcomes closer
health collaboration with the United States, stressing that the
partnership be fair, transparent and equitable. The Minister
stressed her interest in research, but noted she was also open to
cooperation in education and training. She directed her staff to
work with the Embassy to explore potential areas for collaboration.
4. (SBU) The Ambassador offered to provide Minister Supari with
examples of how the United States cooperates with other countries in
health to give both sides ideas of the broad range of potential
cooperation.
-------------- -
Supari Praises U.S. Sample Sharing Delegation
-------------- -
5. (SBU) Minister Supari thanked the Ambassador for the U.S.
contribution to sample sharing discussions and specifically praised
the U.S. delegation's constructive actions during the December
Intergovernmental Meeting (IGM) discussions in Geneva. She said that
the Indonesians looked forward to resuming sample sharing once
remaining issues are resolved and expressed her hope that there
would be further progress at the March 30 - April 2 informal
discussions in Montreux and at the World Health Assembly meeting in
May.
HUME