Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09KINSHASA153
2009-02-17 09:13:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Kinshasa
Cable title:
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY
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UNCLAS KINSHASA 000153
C O R R E C T E D C O P Y (PARA 1 AND 2)
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
PASS TO USDA/FAS (SFROGGETT)
DEPT FOR OES (DWOOD)
DEPT FOR EEB/TPP/MTAA/ABT (MSZYMANSKI)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO CG
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY
REF: STATE 11910
UNCLAS KINSHASA 000153
C O R R E C T E D C O P Y (PARA 1 AND 2)
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
PASS TO USDA/FAS (SFROGGETT)
DEPT FOR OES (DWOOD)
DEPT FOR EEB/TPP/MTAA/ABT (MSZYMANSKI)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO CG
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY
REF: STATE 11910
1. (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche to GDRC Ministry of
Agriculture Secretary General Ali Ramazani Hubert on February 12,
sharing USG concerns with liability and redress issues of the
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. Ramazani did not know if there
will be a delegation from the DRC at the February 23 meetings in
Mexico City, but agreed that any such delegation should represent
the GDRC's official position on living modified organisms (LMO). He
promised to find out who might attend and to pass that information
to Econoff.
2. (SBU) Ramazani said the Ministry of Agriculture usually follows the
recommendations and guidance of the UN's Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) concerning LMOs. Following an FAO-sponsored
workshop in February 2007, the FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture
recommended passing legislation to clarify the GDRC position on
biotechnology, biosafety, and the use of LMOs. Ramazani said the
GDRC ratified the Cartagena Protocol in 2007, but further supporting
legislation has not yet passed through Parliament. He said the DRC
currently permits the import of LMOs only for research purposes.
Ramazani said increasing food security in the DRC will remain a
priority for the GDRC, and that he personally thinks biotechnology
and LMOs "are the future."
GARVELINK
C O R R E C T E D C O P Y (PARA 1 AND 2)
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
PASS TO USDA/FAS (SFROGGETT)
DEPT FOR OES (DWOOD)
DEPT FOR EEB/TPP/MTAA/ABT (MSZYMANSKI)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO CG
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY
REF: STATE 11910
1. (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche to GDRC Ministry of
Agriculture Secretary General Ali Ramazani Hubert on February 12,
sharing USG concerns with liability and redress issues of the
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. Ramazani did not know if there
will be a delegation from the DRC at the February 23 meetings in
Mexico City, but agreed that any such delegation should represent
the GDRC's official position on living modified organisms (LMO). He
promised to find out who might attend and to pass that information
to Econoff.
2. (SBU) Ramazani said the Ministry of Agriculture usually follows the
recommendations and guidance of the UN's Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) concerning LMOs. Following an FAO-sponsored
workshop in February 2007, the FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture
recommended passing legislation to clarify the GDRC position on
biotechnology, biosafety, and the use of LMOs. Ramazani said the
GDRC ratified the Cartagena Protocol in 2007, but further supporting
legislation has not yet passed through Parliament. He said the DRC
currently permits the import of LMOs only for research purposes.
Ramazani said increasing food security in the DRC will remain a
priority for the GDRC, and that he personally thinks biotechnology
and LMOs "are the future."
GARVELINK