DEMARCHE ON UNGA SPECIAL SESSION ON CHILDREN

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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
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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

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