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| Identifier: | 03YEREVAN1214 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 03YEREVAN1214 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Yerevan |
| Created: | 2003-06-13 15:22:00 |
| Classification: | UNCLASSIFIED |
| Tags: | PREL PHUM PGOV AM KTIP |
| 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 YEREVAN 001214
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR/CACEN, EUR/ACE, G/TIP, DRL, INR, INL/AAE
EUR/CACEN FOR MARGARET PAWLICK
INL/AAE FOR ED SCHACK
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL, PHUM, PGOV, AM, KTIP
SUBJECT: GOAM WELCOMES MOVE TO TIER II ON TIP REPORT
REF: STATE 156656
1. (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE TREAT
ACCORDINGLY.
2. (U) POLOFFS DELIVERED COPIES OF THE 2003 TRAFFICKING IN
PERSONS REPORT TO MFA HUMAN RIGHTS DESK OFFICER AND ACTING
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS HEAD (MULTILATERAL AFFAIRS
DIRECTOR), KARINE SOUDJIAN, JUNE 12 PER INSTRUCTIONS IN
REFTEL. SOUDJIAN EXPRESSED THE GOAM'S SATISFACTION THAT
ARMENIA HAD BEEN CLASSIFIED IN THIS YEAR'S REPORT AS A TIER
II COUNTRY.
3. (U) SOUDJIAN ALSO OUTLINED FUTURE STEPS THE GOAM WILL
TAKE TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING THROUGH ITS DRAFT NATIONAL PLAN
OF ACTION (NPA). THE DRAFT NPA IS UNDER REGULAR REVIEW BY
THE GOAM'S "INTER-AGENCY COMMISSION TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF
HUMAN TRAFFICKING." SOUDJIAN SAID THAT THE MFA HOPES THE
DRAFT WILL BE FORMALLY ADOPTED BY THE GOAM LATER THIS MONTH.
(NOTE: POST HAS FORWARDED AN ENGLISH VERSION OF THE NPA TO
G/TIP FOR COMMENT. END NOTE.) SHE HIGHLIGHTED VARIOUS
INITIATIVES UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMISSION THAT
INVOLVE MICRO ENTERPRISE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DESIGNED
TO ASSIST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. SOUDJIAN SAID THAT THE
GOAM HOPES THESE PROGRAMS WILL HELP ENHANCE THE PROTECTION
SERVICES AVAILABLE TO VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING.
4. (SBU) SOUDJIAN ADDED HER SURPRISE THAT, GIVEN THE
POSITIVE MOVE TO TIER II, THE NARRATIVE SECTION ON ARMENIA
APPEARED TO CONTAIN MORE NEGATIVE THAN POSITIVE COMMENTARY.
SHE ALSO INQUIRED WHY DISCUSSION OF AZERBAIJAN WAS NOT
INCLUDED IN THE REPORT. SHE EMPHASIZED THAT HER OFFICE
CONSIDERS THE TRANSNATIONAL NATURE OF THE TRAFFICKING ISSUE
AND SAID THE GOAM VIEWED THE PROBLEM AS A "REGIONAL ONE, NOT
LIMITED TO OUR NATIONAL TERRITORY."
WALKER
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