US embassy cable - 02VATICAN4247

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Identifier:	02VATICAN4247
Wikileaks:	View 02VATICAN4247 at Wikileaks.org
Origin:	Embassy Vatican
Created:	2002-09-03 11:54:00
Classification:	UNCLASSIFIED
Tags:	PREL ECON EAID EAGR SENV SOCI VT
Redacted:	This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.

UNCLAS VATICAN 004247 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT. FOR EUR/WE (MENNUTI), IO 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL, ECON, EAID, EAGR, SENV, SOCI, VT 
SUBJECT: VATICAN ON UNGA PRIORITIES 
 
REF: A) STATE 146035 
 
     B) VATICAN 4217 
 
  1.  AT THE END OF A LONG ROMAN AUGUST WITH FEW HOLY SEE 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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  DESK OFFICERS IN TOWN, POLOFF WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY A DESK 
  OFFICER ABLE TO ACCEPT REF A DEMARCHE ON UNGA PRIORITIES. 
  MONSIGNOR OSVALDO NEVES, STANDING IN SINCE AUGUST 26 FOR 
  OUTGOING VATICAN DESKOFF WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR UN 
  AFFAIRS, RECEIVED REFTEL POINTS WITH LITTLE SUBSTANTIVE 
  COMMENT.  HE INDICATED THAT HE WILL TAKE HIS LEAD FROM 
  HOLY SEE PERMANENT OBSERVER ARCHBISHOP MARTINO IN 
  PREPARING THE HOLY SEE'S POSITIONS FOR THE UNGA.  THE 
  LATTER IS CURRENTLY LEADING THE HOLY SEE DELEGATION AT 
  THE WSSD IN JOHANNESBURG. 
 
  2.  NEVES HAD REVIEWED THE TALKING POINTS WE HAD FAXED, 
  AND COMMENTED THAT THE HOLY SEE WOULD BE PARTICULARLY 
  INTERESTED IN COLLABORATING ON OUR THIRD POINT REGARDING 
  A "NEW PARTNERSHIP" BETWEEN DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING 
  COUNTRIES.  (NOTE: OUR VIEWS TRACK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE 
  HOLY SEE'S EMPHASIS ON "SOLIDARITY," WHICH IMPLIES 
  ASSISTANCE FOR GREATER CAPACITY BUILDING IN DEVELOPING 
  COUNTRIES, END NOTE.)  THROUGHOUT THE UNGA, AS AT THE 
  CURRENT WSSD (REF B) THE HOLY SEE WILL FOLLOW ITS 
  LEITMOTIF THAT "PEOPLE COME FIRST" IN ASSESSING ITS 
  SUPPORT FOR U.S. POSITIONS. 
NICHOLSON 
 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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 2002VATICA04247 - Classification: UNCLASSIFIED