US embassy cable - 04DUBLIN1609

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VENEZUELA: IRISH CONCERNED ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION

Identifier: 04DUBLIN1609
Wikileaks: View 04DUBLIN1609 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Dublin
Created: 2004-10-22 15:39:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM
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 001609 
 
SIPDIS 
 
PLEASE PASS TO EUR AND WHA 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/21/2014 
TAGS: PGOV, PHUM, PREL, KDEM 
SUBJECT: VENEZUELA: IRISH CONCERNED ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS 
SITUATION 
 
REF: STATE 223273 
 
Classified By: POL/ECON Counselor Mary Daly, Reasons 1.4 (b/d) 
 
1. (C) Emboffs, drawing on reftel points, spoke on October 22 
to First Secretary Sean O'Regan, Deputy Director for Human 
Rights at the DFA and, separately, to Margaret Stanley, desk 
officer for the Americas.  Stanley said that the EU had 
discussed Venezuela at the experts level this week, without 
yet deciding how to move forward.  The Irish, for their part, 
were unaware of the developments in Venezuela and, following 
our meetings, asked their embassy in Mexico to gather more 
information (they have no embassy in Venezuela). The Irish 
tend to take a strong stand on human rights and would likely 
support an EU statement; since they have no embassy in 
Venezuela, they would be less likely to issue a separate 
national statement.  Stanley and O'Regan will inform embassy 
as Irish and EU positions develop. 
KENNY 

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