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10ASTANA259
2010-02-23 03:44:00
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Embassy Astana
Cable title:
KAZAKHSTAN: CITES DEMARCHE DELIVERED
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UNCLAS ASTANA 000259
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/CEN, OES, OES/S
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA EU KZ
SUBJECT: KAZAKHSTAN: CITES DEMARCHE DELIVERED
REF: A) 09 STATE 125262
B) STATE 6668
On February 19, Regional Environmental Officer (REO) delivered the
demarche on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) by diplomatic note to the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Americas Department and provided a
non-paper containing the key issues of concern (ref B). On February
22, REO also met with Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources
(the responsible Ministry) Forestry and Hunting Committee Deputy
Chairman Khairbek Musabayev and Fauna Department Chief Bakytbek
Duysekeyev, who said they had no objections to the proposed changes.
Musabayev noted that Kazakhstan would not be sending a delegation
to the CITES Conference this year, but he said he would send a
letter of support for the U.S. position to the U.S. Embassy via the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
HOAGLAND
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/CEN, OES, OES/S
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA EU KZ
SUBJECT: KAZAKHSTAN: CITES DEMARCHE DELIVERED
REF: A) 09 STATE 125262
B) STATE 6668
On February 19, Regional Environmental Officer (REO) delivered the
demarche on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) by diplomatic note to the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Americas Department and provided a
non-paper containing the key issues of concern (ref B). On February
22, REO also met with Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources
(the responsible Ministry) Forestry and Hunting Committee Deputy
Chairman Khairbek Musabayev and Fauna Department Chief Bakytbek
Duysekeyev, who said they had no objections to the proposed changes.
Musabayev noted that Kazakhstan would not be sending a delegation
to the CITES Conference this year, but he said he would send a
letter of support for the U.S. position to the U.S. Embassy via the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
HOAGLAND