JAMAICA: LIKELY TO ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD

UNCLAS KINGSTON 000082 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: SENV KGHG ENRG JM XL SUBJECT: JAMAICA: LIKELY TO ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD REF: STATE 3079 (130044Z JAN 10) ¶1. Per reftel, Charge' delivered points regarding the importance of the Copenhagen Accord in a private meeting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT)'s Under Secretary for Multilateral Affairs, Amb. Vilma McNish, on the afternoon of January 21. ¶2. Amb. McNish was most appreciative, and said that the Government of Jamaica (GoJ) was supportive of the Accord; she said she could "signal our intention for the GoJ to associate itself." She then noted that, while a small group of countries had expressed reservations about the process through which agreement had been reached, the Accord nevertheless enjoyed broad and strong international support. Post will report any further developments. Moss