US embassy cable - 05YEREVAN1900

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DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUMMARY REPORT OF THE FIRST SENIOR OFFICIALS MEETING (SOM) OF THE INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA

Identifier: 05YEREVAN1900
Wikileaks: View 05YEREVAN1900 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Yerevan
Created: 2005-10-25 12:34:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Tags: TBIO KSCA SENV ECON PREL AM EARG WHO FAO
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
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UNCLAS YEREVAN 001900 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: TBIO, KSCA, SENV, ECON, PREL, AM, EARG, WHO, FAO 
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED:  SUMMARY REPORT OF THE FIRST 
SENIOR OFFICIALS MEETING (SOM) OF THE INTERNATIONAL 
PARTNERSHIP ON AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA 
 
REF: STATE 195603 
 
Sensitive but unclassified.  Please protect accordingly. 
 
(SBU) On October 24, DCM met with Deputy Minister of 
Agriculture Levon Rukhkuan, Chief Advisor to the Minister of 
Agriculture Anushavan Aghajanyan, Head of the Medical Unit of 
the Ministry of Health Vahan Poghosyan and Ministry of Health 
Official Vladimir Davidyants to discuss avian flu 
preparedness in Armenia and pass the Senior Officials Meeting 
(SOM) Report (reftel).  On October 25, we passed the SOM 
Report to MFA Americas Desk Officer Hripsime Arzrumtsyan. 
The Ministries of Health and Agriculture both appear ill 
prepared to respond to an avian flu outbreak in Armenia.  The 
Ministry of Agriculture is conducting limited surveillance 
and has yet to find any evidence of avian flu among local 
bird populations.  We are encouraging the GOAM to increase 
surveillance and develop an action plan for testing and 
containment. 
EVANS 

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