US embassy cable - 03KUWAIT423

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FOLLOW UP ON WTO NON-AGRICULTURE MARKET ACCESS PROCESS

Identifier: 03KUWAIT423
Wikileaks: View 03KUWAIT423 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Kuwait
Created: 2003-02-03 05:28:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: ETRD KU WTO
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.


 
UNCLAS KUWAIT 000423 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR EB/TPP/BTA/ANA AND NEA/ARP 
DEPT PASS USTR FOR JBUNTIN 
USDOC FOR 4520/MAC/ITA/ONE:DGUGLIELMI 
GENEVA FOR USTR/ADAMS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETRD, KU, WTO 
SUBJECT: FOLLOW UP ON WTO NON-AGRICULTURE MARKET ACCESS 
PROCESS 
 
REF: A. KUWAIT 00315 
 
     B. STATE 19378 
 
On February 1, 2003, the Ambassador met with Salah Abdul 
Redha A. Khourshid, Kuwait's Minister for Commerce and 
Industry (MOCI), to discuss reftel information and other 
trade-related issues (septels).  Khourshid was joined by four 
MOCI officials, including three officials from the Public 
Authority for Industry (PAI); the Ambassador was joined by 
EconOff (note taker) and a senior local staff member.  The 
Ambassador explained the USG proposal on WTO NAMA 
negotiations, stressed its significance, and asked for GOK 
support at the February 19-21 Geneva meeting of the NAMA 
Negotiating Group.  Khourshid replied that he would make 
certain Kuwait's Geneva representative received the proposal 
and be prepared to speak on it ahead of the meeting.  Post 
will report back any additional responses from these 
officials. 
JONES 

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