US embassy cable - 05DUBLIN1321

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IRELAND SUPPORTS DEMOCRACY PROMOTION IN BELARUS

Identifier: 05DUBLIN1321
Wikileaks: View 05DUBLIN1321 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Dublin
Created: 2005-10-26 10:58:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PREL PHUM KDEM EAID PGOV EUN BO EI USAID
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
VZCZCXYZ0001
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHDL #1321 2991058
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
P 261058Z OCT 05
FM AMEMBASSY DUBLIN
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 6049
INFO RUEHZG/NATO EU COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHKV/AMEMBASSY KIEV PRIORITY 0053
RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS PRIORITY
RUEHNO/USMISSION USNATO PRIORITY 0196
RUEHVEN/USMISSION USOSCE PRIORITY 0064
C O N F I D E N T I A L DUBLIN 001321 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/27/2014 
TAGS: PREL, PHUM, KDEM, EAID, PGOV, EUN, BO, EI, USAID 
SUBJECT: IRELAND SUPPORTS DEMOCRACY PROMOTION IN BELARUS 
 
REF: SECSTATE 188900 
 
Classified By: POL/ECON CHIEF MARY DALY, FOR REASONS 1.4 (B), (D) 
 
1. (C)  On October 25, emboff delivered reftel talking points 
to Department of Foreign Affairs Eastern Europe and Central 
Asia Deputy Director Ruaidhri Dowling and Eastern Europe and 
Russia desk officer Conleth Brady.  Dowling said that Ireland 
generally agrees with and supports the USG policy towards 
Belarus, but takes issue with the "personalization" of 
Lukashenko.  He added that though Ireland agrees that 
Lukashenko is part of the problem, the emphasis should be the 
promotion of democracy, not the personal attack against the 
President of Belarus.  Dowling said that Ireland will join 
the EU consensus, which is likely to be released in the 
conclusions of the next GAERC.  He also  added that Ireland 
contributed euro two million to the EU's media initiatives in 
Belarus. 
 
2. (U)  Dowling said that although the GOI has no embassy in 
Belarus, Ireland actively supports the work of NGOs there. 
He mentioned, in particular, the Irish government funded work 
of Chernobyl Children's Project International (CCPI).  Since 
1991, CCPI has received over euro 55 million for its work 
with victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.  One of 
CCPI's main program is to bring children affected by the 
fallout to Ireland for short stays.  CCPI reports that over 
11,000 children from contaminated zones in Western Russia and 
Belarus have come to Ireland to recuperate from radiation 
exposure. 
KENNY 

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