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139930 2/4/2008 15:34 08PARIS200 Embassy Paris UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 08SECSTATE6989 VZCZCXRO9025 OO RUEHROV DE RUEHFR #0200 0351534 ZNR UUUUU ZZH O 041534Z FEB 08 FM AMEMBASSY PARIS TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1872 INFO RUEHAK/AMEMBASSY ANKARA 0864 RUEHTH/AMEMBASSY ATHENS 0742 RUEHBW/AMEMBASSY BELGRADE 0893 RUEHRL/AMEMBASSY BERLIN 6739 RUEHSW/AMEMBASSY BERN 2058 RUEHBS/AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS 6591 RUEHBM/AMEMBASSY BUCHAREST 0526 RUEHUP/AMEMBASSY BUDAPEST 0488 RUEHCP/AMEMBASSY COPENHAGEN 1524 RUEHDL/AMEMBASSY DUBLIN 0555 RUEHLI/AMEMBASSY LISBON 1064 RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 6800 RUEHLE/AMEMBASSY LUXEMBOURG 0388 RUEHMD/AMEMBASSY MADRID 2764 RUEHNY/AMEMBASSY OSLO 1563 RUEHRO/AMEMBASSY ROME 8730 RUEHSM/AMEMBASSY STOCKHOLM 1574 RUEHTC/AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE 2926 RUEHROV/AMEMBASSY VATICAN 0081 RUEHVI/AMEMBASSY VIENNA 1780 RUEHWR/AMEMBASSY WARSAW 0836 RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 2818 RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS 2180 RUEAUSA/DEPT OF HHS WASHDC UNCLAS PARIS 000200
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PLEASE PASS TO DAVID TESSLER, EUR/PGI, AND ANDREA LAURITZEN, OES/IHB
E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: TBIO, WHO, XG SUBJECT: FIGHTING TUBERCULOSIS IN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA - EMBASSY PARIS REPLY
REF: SECSTATE 6989
(SBU) In response to the referenced request to report on the status of implementation of the Berlin Declaration in host countries, ESTH Officer spoke with Dr. Paula Fujiwara, CDC officer on detail to the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. Dr. Fujiwara considers that little headway has been made since the Declaration and that it was likely that the "TB community" would use World TB day, March 24, to push countries forward to meet Berlin Declaration commitments, as well as brainstorm on how to develop an action plan by Autumn 2008. She noted that with France assuming the EU presidency in July 2008 this would likely be one of the diplomatic points to push regarding the health agenda in Europe.
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