US embassy cable - 05DUBLIN763

S E C R E T DUBLIN 000763 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/27/2014 
TAGS: PREL 
SUBJECT: IRISH RESPONSE TO ORAL MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY 
ON THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IRAQ 
 
REF: STATE 114212 
 
Classified By: POL/ECON DCM JBENTON, FOR REASONS 1.4 (B), (D) 
 
1. (S)  On June 20, emboff delivered reftel oral message to 
Department of Foreign Affairs Regional Director for Middle 
East and North Africa, Stephen Dawson.  Dawson said that the 
GOI position on Iraq is in line with that of the United 
States. He said that Ireland supports the democratically 
elected Iraqi transitional government (ITG) and finds its new 
leadership role "heartening."  He added that the GOI believes 
that it is a good idea to keep pressure on Syria to reduce 
the number of insurgents crossing the border into Iraq.  He 
noted, however, that Ireland will not be making a statement 
on Iraq independent of the EU. 
 
2. (S)  Dawson added that talks between EU member states have 
revealed that the Iraqis are pressing for aid to help the 
physical re-structuring of Iraq while European concerns are 
to build the ITG's capacity for governance. 
 
3. (S)  Dawson also noted that the failure of the EU 
constitution in several member states could devolve into 
"squabbling" over Iraq as members seek to position themselves 
politically by pointing fingers at past divisions within the 
union. 
 
KENNY