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Viewing cable 06PANAMA147, VP/FORMIN ON EVO MORALES AND U.S.-PANAMA FTA MOOD

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06PANAMA147 2006-01-24 18:41 2011-05-31 00:00 CONFIDENTIAL Embassy Panama 
VZCZCXYZ0000
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHZP #0147 0241841
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
P 241841Z JAN 06
FM AMEMBASSY PANAMA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7239
INFO RUEHZA/WHA CENTRAL AMERICAN COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY BOGOTA PRIORITY 2132
RUEHBR/AMEMBASSY BRASILIA PRIORITY 0262
RUEHCV/AMEMBASSY CARACAS PRIORITY 0920
RUEHLP/AMEMBASSY LA PAZ JAN 0209
RUEHPE/AMEMBASSY LIMA PRIORITY 0594
RUEHSG/AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO PRIORITY 0177
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC PRIORITY
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHDC PRIORITY
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASH DC PRIORITY
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC PRIORITY
 
C O N F I D E N T I A L PANAMA 000147

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR WHA/CEN - SCHIFFER
ALSO FOR WHA/EPSC - URS AND GUMBINER
ALSO FOR EB/TPP/BTA - LAMPRON
STATE PASS USTR - SCHWAB, CROWDER, AND MALITO
ALSO PASS USDA/FAS/ITP - SPITZER
USDOC/MAC FOR GAISFORD

E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/24/2016
TAGS: EAGR ECON ETRD PREL PGOV PM
SUBJECT: VP/FORMIN ON EVO MORALES AND U.S.-PANAMA FTA MOOD

REF: PANAMA 0127

Classified By: Ambassador William A. Eaton for
Reasons 1.5(b and d)

(C) Just back from attending Evo Morales' presidential
inauguration in Bolivia, First Vice President and Foreign
Minister Samuel Lewis Navarro opined to the Ambassador on
January 23 that Morales had delivered a "fairly moderate"
inaugural address.  Lewis hoped this signaled Morales' desire
to "open a bridge of dialog" to the U.S.  Lewis also said
that during President Torrijos' swing through Chile and
Bolivia, the GOP discussed its free trade prospects in a
series of meetings other counterparts.  He said the GOP sees
the window of opportunity for its bilateral FTA with the U.S.
closing rapidly.  Noting that some within the GOP see a
fading of USG will to close the deal, Lewis wondered aloud if
"perhaps it's time postpone the FTA."  (As reported reftel,
old-guard PRD party members, including some in Torrijos'
cabinet, want to put the FTA on ice - perhaps permanently -
and put the Panama Canal expansion effort to the front of the
GOP's agenda.)  Lewis complained that, absent a strong
political will in Washington to overcome obstacles to the
FTA, the FTA will languish.  Ambassador responded that the
political will exists in Washington to conclude the
agreement, but the remaining issues are substantive, not
political.
EATON