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Viewing cable 09TUNIS850, AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOREIGN MINISTRY ON TIP

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09TUNIS850 2009-11-19 16:31 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Tunis 
VZCZCXYZ0000
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHTU #0850 3231631
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 191631Z NOV 09
FM AMEMBASSY TUNIS
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 6995
 
UNCLAS TUNIS 000850 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR G/TIP, NEA/RA, AND NEA/MAG 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP KCRM KWMN TS
SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOREIGN MINISTRY ON TIP 
 
REF: A. TUNIS 831 
     B. TUNIS 775 
     C. TUNIS 758 
 
Sensitive but unclassified.  Please protect accordingly. 
 
(SBU) On November 19, the Ambassador pressed Mourad 
Belhassan, Deputy Director of the Foreign Ministry's Americas 
Desk, on the Embassy's outstanding request for a meeting with 
the Ministry of Justice's Coordinator General, Rida 
Khemakhem, whom the Justice Minister had previously named as 
a point of contact on TIP (ref c).  Belhassan reiterated the 
GOT's view that Tunisia's placement on the Tier II Watchlist 
was not in line with realities in the country, but accepted 
the Ambassador's argument that regularizing our bilateral 
dialogue on TIP was key to reconciling our different 
perspectives on trafficking in Tunisia.  The Embassy will 
continue to press for this and other opportunities for 
substantive engagement with the GOT on TIP. 
 
 
GRAY