Delayed ROKG Response to Ban on Trade in Live Swine

UNCLAS SEOUL 000721 SIPDIS DEPT FOR EEB/TPP/MTA/ABT Aryan USTR/Jane Doherty USDA/OSTA C.Hamilton/C.Bean E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EAGR ETRD ECON KS SUBJECT: Delayed ROKG Response to Ban on Trade in Live Swine REF: STATE 44254 ¶1. Econ and FAS delivered reftel demarche to the appropriate officials of the Ministries of Agriculture and Foreign Affairs and Trade officials regarding Korea's ban on the importation of live swine from the United States. ¶2. Mr. Kim Yong Sang at Korea's Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fish (MIFAFF) and Ms. Lee Sohn-ae with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) both stressed that they were well aware of the USG concerns regarding the ROKG's ban on live swine. ¶3. MOFAT's Ms. Lee told Econoff that the ROKG would not be in a position to respond before next week. STANTON