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UNCLAS CAIRO 008033 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
NEA FOR FO, ELA, RA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAGR ETRD EG WTRO
SUBJECT: U.S. WTO AG PROPOSALS: EGYPTIAN RESPONSE 
 
REF: STATE 190748 
 
 The following is Sensitive but Unclassified.  Please protect 
accordingly. 
 
¶1. (U) This is an action request.  Please see paragraph 5. 
 
¶2. (U) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on October 17 to Dr. 
Samiha Fawzy, First Assistant to the Minister of Foreign 
Trade and Industry.  Dr. Fawzy was well aware of the U.S. 
reform proposals and said she would review the demarche 
points and USTR Fact Sheets (which she already had in her 
possession) with the Minister.  FAS Counselor also delivered 
points to the Ministry of Agriculture. 
 
¶3. (SBU) In a subsequent meeting (septel), the Ambassador 
raised the issue with Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry 
Rashid Rashid who said that Egypt has pressed the Europeans 
to meet the U.S. proposal and would keep pushing them. 
Rashid said Egypt has been very clear about its desire for 
more market access, and that "Ambassador Portman made a big 
step" with the U.S. proposal. 
 
¶4. (SBU) Fawzy mentioned that Egypt, as coordinator of the 
African Group, was planning on convening a 
"micro-ministerial" meeting in Cairo on October 26-27, and 
said they needed the "numbers, co-efficients, formulas, etc." 
to be able to show the impacts of the proposals on Africa. 
She also said that MFTI was conducting a series of workshops 
for journalists on WTO-related trade issues to better prepare 
them to cover the negotiations. 
 
¶5. (SBU) Action Request:  Post requests USTR and USDA 
assistance in meeting MFTI request for data regarding the 
U.S. proposal's ramifications for African markets. 
 
 
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