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Viewing cable 06RABAT808, Misuse of Life Sciences Research - Morocco

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06RABAT808 2006-04-28 12:04 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Rabat 
VZCZCXYZ0014
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHRB #0808 1181204
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 281204Z APR 06
FM AMEMBASSY RABAT
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 3579
INFO RUEHCL/AMCONSUL CASABLANCA 1631
 
UNCLAS RABAT 000808 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR OES/IHA 
STATE ALSO FOR NEA/MAG 
PLEASE PASS HHS/NIH FOR AMY PATTERSON 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: TBIO PTER KTIA MO
SUBJECT: Misuse of Life Sciences Research - Morocco 
 
REF:  STATE 56179 
 
1.  On April 25, post delivered reftel demarche and 
questions regarding misuse of life sciences to Dr. Khalid 
Temsamani, National Coordinator of Materials Science at the 
Department of Scientific Research at the Moroccan Ministry 
of Higher Education.  Temsamani provided responses and point 
of contact information (see para 3), as requested. 
 
2.  Temsamani confirmed that Morocco is a signatory to the 
2000 Cartagena Protocol on the Prevention of Biological 
Risks and reported that the Government of Morocco (GOM) is 
currently engaged in the ratification process.  The Moroccan 
government is establishing an inter-ministerial "National 
Biosecurity Committee" whose remit and plan of action was 
set by the Prime Minister.  The Ministry of Environment is 
currently conducting a study for the establishment of a 
National Biosecurity Committee and related personnel. 
Temsamani told emboffs that Morocco has no evidence of any 
type of biological threat nor of dual-use bio-scientific 
research "that do not conform with international ethics." 
Moroccan officials would be very interested in participating 
in discussions on the possible dual-use of bio-scientific 
research and would like to receive information on the 
American initiatives on this subject. 
 
 
3.  Temsamani identified two GOM points of contact and one 
non-governmental point of contact: 
 
 
Mr. Zayer El Majid 
Director 
Directorate of Scientific Research and Technologies 
Moroccan Ministry of Higher Education 
29 Avenue d'Alger 
Hassan B.P. 
4500-Rabat 
Tel:  [212] (37) 20-24-12 
Fax:  [212] (37) 72-22 
z.elmajid@enssup.gov.ma 
 
 
Dr. Khalid R. Temsamani 
National Coordinator for Scientific Research 
(Moroccan Representative to the NSF) 
Department of Scientific Research 
Moroccan Ministry of Higher Education 
29 Avenue d'Alger 
Hassan B.P. 
4500-Rabat 
Tel:  [212] (37) 70-60-18 
Fax:  [212] (37) 73-72-22 
Cell: [212] (64) 49-01-50 
temsamani@ensup.gov.ma 
 
 
Prof. Filali Maltouf 
Biologist 
Sciences Faculty (Rabat) 
University Mohammed V, Rabat 
filialimaltouf@gmail.com 
 
 
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