US embassy cable - 05DUBLIN455

C O N F I D E N T I A L DUBLIN 000455 
 
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/31/2015 
TAGS: AMGT, EFIN, ECON, ETRD, OECD, NATO 
SUBJECT: IRELAND SHARES U.S. VIEWS ON RUSSIA AND OECD 
 
REF: STATE 66309 
 
Classified By: Political-Economic Counselor Mary E. Daly; Reasons 1.4 ( 
B) and (D). 
 
(C) On April 15, Post delivered reftel talking points to 
James McIntyre, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First 
Secretary for EU Common Policies and the OECD.  McIntyre said 
 
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that the GOI shared U.S. views on the importance of 
addressing OECD structural questions before considering 
Russia's bid for OECD membership.  The GOI concurred that 
discussions with Russia should continue at the informal, 
technical level, without sending political signals about the 
prospects for Russia's eventual membership.  According to 
McIntyre, the GOI further agreed that discussions should 
highlight transparency, rule of law, and other issues 
demonstrating the suitability of Russia's OECD candidacy.  He 
noted that Ireland supported the bids of new EU Member States 
for membership, while recognizing the need for a geographic 
balance within the OECD.  He also observed that it was 
necessary to reach conclusions on the OECD issues highlighted 
by Ambassador Noboru's report before taking a formal decision 
on enlargement for Russia or other prospective members. 
Discussions geared toward those conclusions, McIntyre added, 
should involve all the OECD's current members. 
KENNY