US embassy cable - 03SANTODOMINGO7604

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SPECIAL SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS: DOMINICAN RESPONSE

Identifier: 03SANTODOMINGO7604
Wikileaks: View 03SANTODOMINGO7604 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Santo Domingo
Created: 2003-12-30 18:32:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: KSUM PREL ECON
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.


 
C O N F I D E N T I A L SANTO DOMINGO 007604 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/30/2013 
TAGS: KSUM, PREL, ECON 
SUBJECT: SPECIAL SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS: DOMINICAN RESPONSE 
 
REF: A. SECSTATE 348650 
     B. SECSTATE 318223 
 
Classified By: ACTING DCM MARY B. MARSHALL FOR REASONS 1.5 B/D 
 
1. (SBU) On December 30 Acting DCM delivered demarche (ref A) 
to Secretary of Foreign Relations Frank Guerrero Prats. 
Prats reiterated that the Government of the Dominican 
Republic (GODR) stands ready to support U.S. sponsored 
initiatives.  He asked that emboffs contact the Foreign 
Relations Secretariat Office Director of International 
Organizations, Ambassador Jesus Maria Hernandez to discuss 
demarche details. 
 
2. (C) Ambassdor Hernandez confirmed that he would accompany 
Foreign Minister Prats to the summit in Mexico.  He told 
poloff that the Dominican Republic agrees with the U.S. 
proposed texts on transparency, anti-corruption and 
terrorism.  However, he was hesitant to offer support for 
setting specific dates for completion of actions to implement 
the Quebec mandates (ref A), due to what he termed as 
"internal bureaucratic difficulties."  Ambassador Hernandez 
asked whether the Venezuelan proposal to change language in 
the Declaration of Margarita Island would be revisited (ref 
B) and also expressed interest in proposed language about 
poverty reduction.  He also questioned why there is no 
proposed declaration regarding the Free Trade Agreement of 
the Americas.  Ambassador Hernandez did not elaborate futher 
on these topics. 
 
HERTELL 

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