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Viewing cable 08BERLIN960, GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIALLY RESPONDS TO

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08BERLIN960 2008-07-21 06:36 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Berlin 
VZCZCXRO1952
RR RUEHAST RUEHHM RUEHLN RUEHMA RUEHPB RUEHPOD RUEHTM
DE RUEHRL #0960 2030636
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 210636Z JUL 08
FM AMEMBASSY BERLIN
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1693
INFO RUEHZN/ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COLLECTIVE
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHINGTON DC
 
UNCLAS BERLIN 000960 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
SIPDIS 
PLEASE PASS TO NSC: G8 SHERPA PRICE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: TBIO SENV WHO PREL GM
SUBJECT: GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIALLY RESPONDS TO 
U.S. G8 HEALTH DEMARCHE 
 
REF: A. STATE 66363 
     B. MEGILL-COPELAND EMAIL JUNE 23 
 
 1. (SBU)  Embassy Berlin delivered the information in STATE 
66363 about U.S. health priorities for the G8 summit to 
German Foreign Ministry State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg 
and Economic Cooperation and Development Ministry State 
Secretary Erich Stather on Monday, June 23 in formal letters 
from Deputy Chief of Mission John M. Koenig.  The desk 
officers who cover these issues at the respective ministries 
were also phoned on Friday, June 20 to let them know letters 
about U.S. health priorities for the G8 summit would be 
forthcoming; copies of the signed letters were emailed 
directly to the responsible desk officers after receipt by 
the State Secretaries was confirmed. 
 
2. (SBU)  Embassy Berlin received a formal reply from 
Silberberg dated July 1 which is translated into English 
below: 
 
"Dear Mr. Minister, 
 
Thank you for your letter of June 23, 2008, informing me on 
the U.S. position regarding an important subject of the 
Japanese G8 presidency and explaining your proposals in 
regard to neglected tropical diseases and skilled health care 
workers. 
 
I am happy to forward this information to the health experts 
at the Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development as 
well as sections of the government that are involved in the 
negotiations of the summit documents, especially Dr. 
Pfaffenbach, personal representative of the German Chancellor 
for the G8 World Economic Summit.  As I hear, the talks of 
the Sherpas regarding the summit documents are far advanced. 
I am confident that the further negotiations will lead to a 
good and satisfactory result for all. 
 
Sincerely, 
 
Reinhard Silberberg" 
TIMKEN JR