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DE RUEHBM #0715 2961412
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P 231412Z OCT 09
FM AMEMBASSY BUCHAREST
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0001
INFO RUEHRC/USDA FAS WASHDC PRIORITY
RUEHRN/USMISSION UN ROME PRIORITY 0001
RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
UNCLAS BUCHAREST 000715
SENSITIVE
STATE FOR EEB/TPP/MTAA/ABT ARYAN, C MPLOWDEN, AND IO RHAGEN AND
JTUMINARO
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID ETRD EAGR RO
SUBJECT: ROMANIA: FOOD SECURITY PROPOSAL DELIVERED
REF: A) STATE 107298 B) BUCHAREST 669
1. (U) Post delivered ref A talking points to the Acting Minister
of Agriculture, Radu Berceanu, on October 20. The Acting Ministers
of Health and Foreign Affairs also received courtesy copies of the
Secretary's letter and the U.S. proposal.
2. (SBU) Following the successful no-confidence motion in
Parliament on October 13 (ref B), many of the officials engaged in
and knowledgeable about this issue are no longer in place. Post
will report any substantive replies to the Secretary's letter
septel.
GITENSTEIN