VATICAN REPRESENTATION AT UNGA

UNCLAS VATICAN 003876 SIPDIS DEPT. FOR EUR/WE(VAN CLEVE),NEA/NGA, DRL/IRF FROM EMBASSY VATICAN/MESSAGE NO. 123/01 E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREF PREL IR VT SUBJECT: VATICAN REPRESENTATION AT UNGA REF: STATE 117146 ¶1. PER REFTEL, THE FOLLOWING IS THE HOLY SEE LINE-UP FOR THE UN GENERAL DEBATE IN NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 24 THROUGH OCTOBER 5. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03876 201341Z ¶2. ATTENDANCE OF HEAD OF STATE -- POPE JOHN PAUL II WILL NOT ATTEND. ¶3. ATTENDANCE OF HEAD OF GOVERNMENT -- CARDINAL ANGELO SODANO WILL NOT ATTEND. ¶4. ATTENDANCE OF FOREIGN MINISTER -- ARCHBISHOP JEAN-LOUIS TAURAN WILL NOT ATTEND. ¶5. ATTENDANCE OF OTHER VIP'S. -- ARCHBISHOP RENATO MARTINO, HEAD OF VATICAN DELEGATION TO THE UNITED NATIONS, WILL ATTEND. -- ARCHBISHOP MARTINO IS A RESIDENT OF NEW YORK. -- INTERPRETING WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED IN BILATS. ¶6. ATTENDANCE OF FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR IO AFFAIRS. -- MONSIGNOR DOMINIQUE MAMBERTI WILL NOT ATTEND. MERANTE UNCLASSIFIED > 2001VATICA03876 - Classification: UNCLASSIFIED