US embassy cable - 04DUBLIN1450

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IRISH RESPONSE ON LIBYA ARMS EMBARGO DEMARCHE

Identifier: 04DUBLIN1450
Wikileaks: View 04DUBLIN1450 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Dublin
Created: 2004-09-29 17:55:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PARM PREL PGOV EUN
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 DUBLIN 001450 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/29/2014 
TAGS: PARM, PREL, PGOV, EUN 
SUBJECT: IRISH RESPONSE ON LIBYA ARMS EMBARGO DEMARCHE 
 
REF: STATE 207640 
 
Classified By: Political-Economic Counselor Mary Daly, reasons 1.4 (B) 
and (D) 
 
1.  On September 28, Post delivered reftel talking points to 
Paul Gunning, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First 
Secretary for the Middle East.  Gunning said that the EU 
 
SIPDIS 
decision to lift completely its 1986 arms embargo against 
Libya was a "done deal" that could not be reversed before the 
October 11 GAERC meeting.  He noted that Ireland was not 
enthusiastic about the decision, but would not be in a 
position to block the UK, Italy, and Spain in their push to 
lift the embargo.  He remarked that the GOI continued to have 
serious concerns about delays in resolving the Bulgarian 
medics issue, and he expressed disappointment that Member 
States did not consider timing the lifting of the ban to 
leverage better behavior from Libya.  He added that the U.S. 
proposal to lift the ban partially was not workable, since 
the ban was structured in such a way that it could only be 
lifted in full or not at all. 
KENNY 

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