ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM -- ENCOURAGING GOI

UNCLAS JAKARTA 000855 SIPDIS DEPT FOR EAP, EAP/MTS, EAP/MLS, EAP/RSP, ISN/CTR (D.SCHAR), ISN/RA (R.BEISECKER) NSC FOR E.PHU E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL PARM TBIO ARF ID SUBJECT: ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM -- ENCOURAGING GOI PARTICIPATION IN BIOLOGICAL THREAT WORKSHOP REF: STATE 49659 ¶1. (U) Per reftel instruction, poloff delivered invitation and related materials for the June 10-11 U.S.-Philippines ASEAN Regional Forum workshop on biological threat reduction on May 18 to Ibnu Hadi, Director for Intra-Regional Cooperation at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU). Poloff urged GOI participation in the workshop and noted that we hoped the GOI delegation would provide a 10-15 minute presentation on its efforts in this area. ¶2. (U) Hadi said the workshop was important and Indonesia hoped to participate. He promised to consult with GOI interagency colleagues regarding the Indonesian delegation and get back to us as soon as these plans were finalized. HUME