US embassy cable - 05SANTODOMINGO3089

UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 003089 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR WHA/CAR, IO/T; DHS FOR CUSTOMS INTERNATIONAL 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETRD, DR, AORC 
SUBJECT: DOMINICAN SUPPORT AT WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION 
MEETING 
 
REF: STATE 94927 
 
1.  Dominican Customs Director General Miguel Cocco received 
EcoPol counselor on June 7 for a wide-ranging discussion of 
customs cooperation and said that he would be issuing 
explicit directions to Dominican ambassador in Brussels 
Federico Cuello to support U.S. initiatives at the June 
meeting of the World Customs Organization. Though Cocco 
cannot attend because of health reasons, he will be sending 
his Deputy, Enrique Rodriguez, whom he respects highly. 
 
2.  Cocco says that the Dominicans will support a U.S. 
candidate notifed directly to them by U.S. Customs.  He was 
receptive to EcoPol counselor's explanation of U.S. views on 
the need for support for the proposed WCO Framework of 
Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade. 
 
3.  Cocco looks forward to receiving a delegation from U.S. 
customs for signature of a bilateral customs cooperation 
agreement once the draft instrument has been approved by the 
U.S. authorities.  He was particularly complimentary about 
cooperation with the Embassy NAS. 
Hertell