US embassy cable - 05TEGUCIGALPA2060

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HONDURAS SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS IN WTO

Identifier: 05TEGUCIGALPA2060
Wikileaks: View 05TEGUCIGALPA2060 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Tegucigalpa
Created: 2005-10-05 18:47:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR WTO
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
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051847Z Oct 05
UNCLAS TEGUCIGALPA 002060 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EB/TPP/ABT/ATP (JSHANNON), EB/TPP/IPE (SWILSON) 
USDA FOR JHURST (FAS/ITP/MTND) 
STATE PASS USPTO FOR DLASHLEY-JOHNSON 
STATE PASS USTR FOR DMULLANEY 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAGR, ECON, ETRD, KIPR, WTO 
SUBJECT: HONDURAS SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON GEOGRAPHICAL 
     INDICATIONS IN WTO 
 
REF: (A) STATE 165908 
 
(B) STATE 177074 
(C) STATE 180474 
 
1.  As instructed in reftels, Post delivered the talking 
points associated with the U.S. position on the Geographical 
Indications (GIs) debate in the WTO to Minister of Industry 
and Commerce Irving Guerrero and Chief Commercial Negotiator 
Melvin Redondo. 
 
2. Redondo agreed that the discussion of GIs should remain 
in the TRIPS Council and not be further discussed in the 
agriculture negotiations.  While indicating his strong 
support he deferred specific confirmation until he 
communicated with his team in Geneva.  Honduras has 
historically sided with the U.S. on GIs, and was a co- 
sponsor of the "Joint Proposal" for the multinational 
notification and registration system that the U.S. submitted 
to the WTO TRIPS Council in 2002. 
 
3. Post will advise if his response is different then 
indicated. 
 
Williard 

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