UNCLASSIFIED
ICELAND TO FOLLOW EU LEAD ON MOP-3 FOLLOW-UP
US diplomatic cable 06REYKJAVIK167 · Iceland Reykjavík · 2006-05-11 08:20 · Read at WikiLeaks PlusD »
| Reference ID | 06REYKJAVIK167 |
|---|---|
| Created | 2006 May 11, 08:20 (Thursday) |
| Origin | Iceland Reykjavík |
| Country | Iceland |
| Classification | UNCLASSIFIED |
| To | Department of Commerce; Secretary of State; United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| TAGS | EAGR - Economic Affairs--Agriculture and Forestry EAID - Economic Affairs--Foreign Assistance ETRD - Economic Affairs--Foreign Trade IC - Iceland SENV - Social Affairs--Environment TBIO - Technology and Science--Biological and Medical Science |
| Character count | 756 |
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UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLAS REYKJAVIK 000167
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
USDA FOR FAS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SENV, EAGR, EAID, ETRD, TBIO, IC
SUBJECT: ICELAND TO FOLLOW EU LEAD ON MOP-3 FOLLOW-UP
REF: STATE 70210
Per reftel instructions, post on May 9 discussed the third
Meeting of the Parties (MOP-3) to the Cartagena Protocol on
Biosafety with Sigurdur Thrainsson, Icelandic Ministry of
the Environment Head of Division in the Office of Nature
Conservation and Quality of Life. Thrainsson attended the
MOP-3 but reports that Iceland has yet to take any actions
tied to implementation of decisions taken in Curitiba. He
said that Iceland, as a member of the EEA, is awaiting a
European directive on how to proceed based on the MOP-3's
outcome.
VAN VOORST
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