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| Identifier: | 05DUBLIN88 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 05DUBLIN88 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Dublin |
| Created: | 2005-01-25 10:58:00 |
| Classification: | CONFIDENTIAL |
| Tags: | PREL KPAO |
| 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 000088
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/24/2015
TAGS: PREL, KPAO
SUBJECT: IRAQ ELECTIONS: IRELAND LOOKS TO THE EU FOR A
STATEMENT
REF: A. STATE 6458
B. STATE 12757
1. (C) Further to reftels, Embassy Dublin is lobbying the
GOI aggressively to issue a statement in support of Iraq
elections. The Ambassador raised it with the Prime
Minister's office and with parliamentarians in the two
government parties. The DCM and POL/ECON chief have raised
it at senior levels of the DFA; the PAO is discussing with
government spokespersons; POL/ECON chief has written to the
chairman of the joint foreign affairs committee, providing
background information and encouraging a public statement.
Media outreach is also in progress, beginning with a January
19 background session among PAO, a POL officer who served
recently in Iraq, and a senior correspondent of a leading
daily.
2. (C) On January 21, Tony Mannix, Director of the DFA's
Middle East, Gulf and North Africa office, told DCM and
POL/ECON chief that the Irish would look to the EU to issue a
statement on behalf of all governments. We urged him to
issue an Irish statement as well, and will continue to press
the government in the days remaining.
KENNY
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