Cablegate: Romania: Marine Scientific Research Authorizations

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FM AMEMBASSY BUCHAREST
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9946

UNCLAS BUCHAREST 000675

STATE FOR EUR/CE ASCHIEBE AND OES/OPA RBARNES AND ETIRPAK

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EWWT KRVC TPHY RO
SUBJECT: ROMANIA: MARINE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AUTHORIZATIONS

REF: STATE 101996

1. In response to reftel request, post's officer responsible for
transportation issues, including the handling of Foreign Ministry
authorizations for maritime scientific research, is Economic Officer
Justin Berg:

Tel: 40-21-200-3436
Cell: 40-723-393-952
Fax: 40-21-200-3485
E-mail: BergJ@state.gov
ETD from post: April 2010.

2. Mr. Berg's back-up is Economic Officer Christy Brown:

Tel: 40-21-200-3418
Cell: 40-722-462-957
Fax: 40-21-200-3485
E-mail: Browncc2@state.gov
ETD from post: August 2010.

3. Maritime research authorizations in Romania are handled by the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). The United States has not made
any requests since the recent International Court of Justice ruling
delimiting Romania's Exclusive Economic Zone in the Black Sea.
Until such a request is made, it is unclear how the MFA will handle
the authorization in practice.

GITENSTEIN

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