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10MOSCOW268
2010-02-05 13:48:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Moscow
Cable title:
NO RUSSIAN RESPONSE YET TO U.S. CITES PROPOSALS
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UNCLAS MOSCOW 000268
STATE FOR EUR/RUS, EUR/PGI, AND OES/ENRC - LLOYD GAMBLE
INTERIOR FOR KIM MAGRAW
INTERIOR PLEASE PASS TO FWS
FWS FOR ROSEMARIE GNAM
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP RS
SUBJECT: NO RUSSIAN RESPONSE YET TO U.S. CITES PROPOSALS
REF: STATE 6668 (NOTAL)
On January 27, ESTHoffs delivered reftel demarche to Igor Zotov,
Deputy Director of the Department of International Cooperation at
the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE).
On February 5, Natalya Vavilova of MNRE's International Department
told us that the Ministry is preparing an interim response
acknowledging receipt of the U.S. information on CITES proposals.
MNRE is planning an interagency meeting at the end of February to
develop a coordinated Russian position on CITES issues. Based on
the result of the meeting, MNRE will issue instructions to its CITES
CoP 15 delegation and will respond to the U.S. proposals
accordingly. We will follow up with MNRE officials regarding the
results of the meeting.
BEYRLE
STATE FOR EUR/RUS, EUR/PGI, AND OES/ENRC - LLOYD GAMBLE
INTERIOR FOR KIM MAGRAW
INTERIOR PLEASE PASS TO FWS
FWS FOR ROSEMARIE GNAM
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP RS
SUBJECT: NO RUSSIAN RESPONSE YET TO U.S. CITES PROPOSALS
REF: STATE 6668 (NOTAL)
On January 27, ESTHoffs delivered reftel demarche to Igor Zotov,
Deputy Director of the Department of International Cooperation at
the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE).
On February 5, Natalya Vavilova of MNRE's International Department
told us that the Ministry is preparing an interim response
acknowledging receipt of the U.S. information on CITES proposals.
MNRE is planning an interagency meeting at the end of February to
develop a coordinated Russian position on CITES issues. Based on
the result of the meeting, MNRE will issue instructions to its CITES
CoP 15 delegation and will respond to the U.S. proposals
accordingly. We will follow up with MNRE officials regarding the
results of the meeting.
BEYRLE