Cablegate: Demarche Delivered On Nonapplication Re Vietnam Accession

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OO RUEHHM
DE RUEHHI #2813 3110612
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 070612Z NOV 06
FM AMEMBASSY HANOI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 3920
INFO RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA IMMEDIATE 1142
RUEHHM/AMCONSUL HO CHI MINH 2098

UNCLAS HANOI 002813

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DEPT FOR E, EAP/MLS and EB
DEPT PASS TO USTR DAVID BISBEE AND CECILIA KLEIN
GENEVA FOR USTR

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETRD ECON WTRO WTO VM
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NONAPPLICATION RE VIETNAM ACCESSION
TO WTO

REF: SECSTATE 183151

1. (SBU) Econ Counselor delivered reftel demarche points on
November 6 to Dr. Nguyen Van Binh, Deputy Director General of Trade
Policy for Americas, Ministry of Trade. Dr. Binh was reassured when
Econ/C reiterated the second point, namely that the United States
intends to actively support General Council approval of WTO
accession for Vietnam. Dr. Binh said he would inform his superiors
of the demarche.

2. (SBU) Comment: Most of the officials in the Ministry of Trade
who deal with WTO accession are in Geneva for the November 7 General
Council meeting. End comment.

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