Cablegate: Embassy Maputo Trade Agreement Compliance And
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P 050744Z OCT 06
FM AMEMBASSY MAPUTO
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 6161
UNCLAS MAPUTO 001285
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
AF/S FOR HTREGER
EB/TPP/MTA EKOCH
USDA/ITP/FAS FOR BERTSCH
USTR FOR BHIRSH
DOC FOR BVAUGHAN AND MROLLIN
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON ETRD
SUBJECT: EMBASSY MAPUTO TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND
MONITORING
REF: STATE 152063
1. (U) The US and Mozambique do not currently have any
bilateral trade agreements for which we can monitor
compliance, however Mozambique is a member of the World
Trade Organization.
2. (U) The US and Mozambique do have a Bilateral
Investment Treaty, which took effect in March 2005. Post
has reported on and continues to monitor any investment
disputes or concerns that government actions might have
violated the BIT.
3. (U) The point-of-contact at Post: Brooke Williams,
Economic/Commercial Officer, email: WilliamsBL@state.gov,
telephone: 258-21-492797 extension 3422.
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