DEMARCHE ON UNGA SPECIAL SESSION ON CHILDREN

C O N F I D E N T I A L VATICAN 001920 SIPDIS STATE FOR EUR/WE (MENNUTI),IO/EDA (HAYMOND) E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/17/2012 TAGS: PREL AORC VT UNAUS SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON UNGA SPECIAL SESSION ON CHILDREN REF: STATE 71201 CLASSIFIED BY: AMBASSADOR JIM NICHOSON, REASON E.O. 12958 1.5 (B,D). ¶1. (C) AMBASSADOR, MEETING ON POST'S UPCOMING ANTI-TRAFFICKING CONFERENCE WITH VATICAN DFM MIGLIORE AND U/S OF THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE, MONS. FRANK DEWANE, DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS. BOTH MIGLIORE AND DEWANE UNDERSTOOD THE ISSUES RIGHT AWAY AND EXPRESSED A WILLINGNESS TO RESPOND TO THE USG REQUEST IN THE LEAD-UP TO THE SPECIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 01920 180556Z SESSION. (NOTE: JUSTICE AND PEACE TYPICALLY STAFFS THE VATICAN'S DELEGATIONS TO UN SPECIAL SESSIONS TOGETHER WITH THEIR PERMREP). ¶2. (C) MIGLIORE SAID THAT THE HOLY SEE HAD ALREADY SPOKEN TO TWO OR THREE LATIN AMERICAN GOVERNMENTS ON THE LIST OF THOSE PROVIDED REFTEL, AND UNDERTOOK TO DO MORE. HE FURTHER WELCOMED OUR REQUEST TO MEET NEXT WEEK TO SEE HOW ANY OF THOSE CAPITALS MIGHT HAVE RESPONDED. POST WILL REPORT BACK NLT END OF NEXT WEEK WITH THIS FOLLOW-UP. NICHOLSON CONFIDENTIAL > 2002VATICA01920 - Classification: CONFIDENTIAL