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INFO RUCNRAQ/IRAQ COLLECTIVE

UNCLAS SEOUL 002451 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID ECIN OTRA IZ KS
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JULY 20 COMPACT MEETING IN 
BAGHDAD CANCELLED 
 
REF: STATE 117788 
 
¶1.  In response to reftel demarche, poloff met with Director 
of Development Cooperation Division Choe Cheol-kyu, of the 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's (MOFAT) International 
Economic Affairs Bureau, to convey appreciation for the 
ROKG's willingness to attend the Iraq Compact meeting.  Choe 
stated that the ROKG firmly supported the Iraq Compact 
process and that while the original July 20 date had to be 
postponed, it was important for the various invited nations 
to gather soon. 
 
¶2.  Choe noted that the MOFAT had not yet identified an 
official point of contact for the Iraq Compact as it was 
being handled out of MOFAT's Economic Affairs Bureau and the 
Middle East Division.  The Bureau and the Division needed to 
coordinate to identify such a person. 
VERSHBOW