Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09SANSALVADOR159
2009-02-20 21:45:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy San Salvador
Cable title:
EL SALVADOR WILL MISS MEXICO MEETING ON LIABILITY
how-toVZCZCXYZ0000 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHSN #0159 0512145 ZNR UUUUU ZZH R 202145Z FEB 09 FM AMEMBASSY SAN SALVADOR TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0741 INFO RUEHME/AMEMBASSY MEXICO 6806 RUEHRC/DEPT OF AGRICULTURE WASHDC
UNCLAS SAN SALVADOR 000159
SIPDIS
STATE FOR OES DANIELLE WOOD; EEB/TPP/MTAA/ABT MARCELLA
SZYMANSKI AND WHA/CEN HILLARY THOMPSON
USDA/FAS FOR STEVE FROGGETT
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KPAO EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO
SUBJECT: EL SALVADOR WILL MISS MEXICO MEETING ON LIABILITY
AND REDRESS UNDER THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL
REF: SECSTATE 11910
Post delivered reftel demarche on February 20 to Nestor
Herrera, El Salvador's Focal Point for the Cartegena Protocol
for Biodiversity from the Ministry of Environment and Natural
Resources. Herrera was unaware of the February 23-27 "Group
of Friends" meeting in Mexico City and does not expect El
Salvador to participate in this meeting. The Environmental
Affairs Office in the Foreign Ministry also confirmed that El
Salvador did not receive an invitation to the meeting in
Mexico. Herrera declined to comment on El Salvador's views
but promised to consider U.S. concerns when the draft
proposal is raised in other fora.
BLAU