VZCZCXRO4758
RR RUEHAG RUEHDF RUEHIK RUEHLZ RUEHROV
DE RUEHLI #1257 1491123
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 281123Z MAY 08
FM AMEMBASSY LISBON
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 6850
INFO RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES
UNCLAS LISBON 001257
SIPDIS
EEB/TPP/MTA CHEVER VOLTMER, EEB/TPP/ABT GARY
CLEMENTS,EEP/TPP MIKAEL LURIE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAGR EAID ECON ETRD TBIO PO
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY
INITIATIVE AND TRADE
REF: STATE 47539
On May 23, POL/ECON Off delivered reftel talking points to
Rui Noronha, Deputy Director of the Office of Policy and
Planning at the Ministry of Agriculture, informing Portugal
of the U.S. approach to the food crisis and seeking
cooperation. Mr. Noronha expressed Portugal's deep concern
concerning the upward price trend of agricultural
commodities, and emphasized Portugal's support for long-term
productivity solutions, including a science-based and
expeditious approval process for biotech events on the EU
level.
Stephenson