US embassy cable - 05ROME1828

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EC PROPOSAL TO WTO ON TRIPS AND PUBLIC HEALTH

Identifier: 05ROME1828
Wikileaks: View 05ROME1828 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Rome
Created: 2005-05-27 19:04:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Tags: ECON ETRD IT KIPR
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

271904Z May 05
UNCLAS ROME 001828 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
STATE EB/TPP/IPE FOR WILSON, ACETO 
STATE PASS USTR FOR RONALD MEYERS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECON, ETRD, IT, KIPR 
SUBJECT: EC PROPOSAL TO WTO ON TRIPS AND PUBLIC HEALTH 
 
REF: STATE 97995 
 
Sensitive but Unclassified, please protect accordingly.  Not 
for Internet publication. 
 
1. (SBU) As instructed reftel, we delivered reftel points to 
Ferdinando Nelli Feroci, Director General for EU Integration 
at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Massimo Leggeri, Deputy 
Director General for Economic and Financial Multilateral 
Cooperation; and Fabrizio Piaggesi, MFA Delegate for 
Intellectual Property.  We also delivered reftel points to 
Amedeo Teti, Director General for Commercial Agreements in 
the Ministry of Productive Activities. 
 
2. (SBU) Piaggesi told Econoff that the GOI position was that 
the August 30, 2003, decision on TRIPS and public health 
"should be preserved," but he would not elaborate on Italy's 
position on the specific question of including the WTO 
Chairman's Statement in an amendment to TRIPS.  Piaggesi said 
Leggeri, the MFA lead on this issue who is in Berlin this 
week, would be the best person to participate in a possible 
DVC/telecon with Assistant USTR Espinel.  Embassy will work 
both with Leggeri directly beginning Monday, May 30, and with 
USTR point of contact to schedule such a DVC/call.  We will 
also report additional substantive response as it becomes 
available. 
 
SEMBLER 
 
 
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 2005ROME01828 - Classification: UNCLASSIFIED 


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