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Viewing cable 07MANAGUA2443, NICARAGUA LOOKING FOR BALANCE ON WTO ISSUES

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07MANAGUA2443 2007-11-07 19:38 2011-06-23 08:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Managua
VZCZCXYZ0002
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHMU #2443 3111938
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 071938Z NOV 07
FM AMEMBASSY MANAGUA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1644
INFO RUEHZA/WHA CENTRAL AMERICAN COLLECTIVE
RUEHSG/AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO 0216
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 0354
UNCLAS MANAGUA 002443 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE PASS USTR 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETRD ECON PREL WTO NU
SUBJECT: NICARAGUA LOOKING FOR BALANCE ON WTO ISSUES 
 
REF: A. SECSTATE 152545 
     B. MANAGUA 2223 
     C. MANAGUA 1847 
 
1. (SBU) On November 6, Econoff delivered Ref A demarche, on 
the risk to World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha negotiations 
presented by ongoing Argentinean and Brazilian efforts to 
avoid cutting tariffs on industrial goods, to Ministry of 
Trade, Industry, and Development (MIFIC) Director General for 
International Trade Sonia Somarriba. She responded that, 
while she is unfamiliar with the specifics of the Argentinean 
and Brazilian efforts, Nicaragua seeks "commitments for 
balanced market access" in ongoing Doha Round World Trade 
Organization (WTO) negotiations among industrialized 
countries, larger developing economies such as Brazil and 
Argentina, and smaller developing economies such as 
Nicaragua.  Somarriba told us that MIFIC would not join the 
Nicaraguan delegation, led by President Ortega, to the 
November 8-10 Ibero-American Summit in Santiago, Chile. 
 
2. (SBU) Comment: Ortega, in his September 25 U.N. General 
Assembly speech and in other forums, has roundly criticized 
free trade and market economics (see Ref B).  Nonetheless, 
MIFIC officials, especially Somarriba (a holdover from the 
previous administration) and to some extent Minister Orlando 
Solorzano (see Ref C), are quietly supportive of U.S. 
positions on trade.  Given President Ortega's plans to lead 
the Nicaraguan delegation and the exclusion of MIFIC, we 
believe it would be counterproductive to ask the Nicaraguan 
delegation to raise this issue with Argentinean and Brazilian 
counterparts in Santiago.  End Comment. 
TRIVELLI