Cablegate: Bulgaria to Support Vote On Biotech Corn And

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RR RUEHAG RUEHDF RUEHIK RUEHLZ RUEHROV
DE RUEHSF #1208 2830626
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 100626Z OCT 07
FM AMEMBASSY SOFIA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4388
INFO RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHINGTON DC
RUEHRC/DEPT OF AGRICULTURE WASHINGTON DC

UNCLAS SOFIA 001208

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT PASS USTR
DEPARTMENT FOR EEB/TPP/ABT

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO ETRD EUN ECON BU
SUBJECT: BULGARIA TO SUPPORT VOTE ON BIOTECH CORN AND
POTATOS

REF: SECSTATE 140452

(SBU) AG ATTACHE DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON OCTOBER 9, 2007 TO
THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH. DR.
CHERKEZOVA OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH TOLD AG ATTACHE THAT SHE
WILL ATTEND THE OCTOBER 10, 2007 EU REGULATORY COMMISSION'S
VOTE ON THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S PROPOSAL TO APPROVE THREE
BIOTECH CORN VARITIES AND ONE BIOTECH POTATO VARIET FOR BOTH
FOOD AND PEED PURPOSES. SHE WILL SUPPORT THE COMMISSION'S
PROPOSAL TO APPROVE THE BIOTECH CORN AN POTATO VARITIES.
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