US embassy cable - 05DUBLIN1158

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IRELAND TO ADOPT UNESCO DRAFT CONVENTION

Identifier: 05DUBLIN1158
Wikileaks: View 05DUBLIN1158 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Dublin
Created: 2005-09-20 09:15:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: SCUL ETRD UNESCO
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.

200915Z Sep 05
UNCLAS DUBLIN 001158 
 
SIPDIS 
 
IO/UNESCO JANE COWLEY 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: SCUL, ETRD, UNESCO 
SUBJECT: IRELAND TO ADOPT UNESCO DRAFT CONVENTION 
 
REF: SECSTATE 170909 
 
On September 19, emboff delivered reftel points to Irish 
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) UN/Terrorism and Illicit 
Drugs section First Secretary Brian Cahalane.  According to 
Cahalane, Ireland supports the EU position of adopting the 
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural 
Organization (UNESCO) draft convention on the protection and 
promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions.  He added 
that Ireland does not support further negotiations and that 
delays on this matter are not deemed necessary.  Upon 
prompting by emboff to consider the possibility of human 
rights infringement, Cahalane consulted with the human rights 
section of DFA.  He relayed that though the human rights 
issues are relevant, the GOI will not challenge the EU 
consensus in the matter. 
KENNY 

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