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02VATICAN2148
2002-05-03 14:18:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Vatican
Cable title:  

UNGASS - FOLLOWUP TO DEMARCHE

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C O N F I D E N T I A L VATICAN 002148 

SIPDIS

DEPT. FOR EUR/WE (MENNUTI)

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/03/2012
TAGS: PREL AORC VT UN
SUBJECT: UNGASS - FOLLOWUP TO DEMARCHE

REF: A) STATE 71201 B) VATICAN 1920

CLASSIFIED BY: AMBASSADOR JIM NICHOLSON, REASON E.O. 12958 1.5 (B,D).

C O N F I D E N T I A L VATICAN 002148

SIPDIS

DEPT. FOR EUR/WE (MENNUTI)

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/03/2012
TAGS: PREL AORC VT UN
SUBJECT: UNGASS - FOLLOWUP TO DEMARCHE

REF: A) STATE 71201 B) VATICAN 1920

CLASSIFIED BY: AMBASSADOR JIM NICHOLSON, REASON E.O. 12958 1.5 (B,D).


1. (C) AS PROMISED REF B, POLOFF FOLLOWED UP WITH VATICAN
MFA UN DESK OFFICER MONS. DOMINIQUE MAMBERTI MAY 2, TO FIND
OUT WHETHER THE VATICAN HAD CONTACTED LATIN AMERICAN
COUNTRIES MENTIONED IN REF A INSTRUCTION. MAMBERTI HAD MET
WITH AND PASSED A PRO MEMORIA WITH THE VATICAN'S POSITION ON
UNGASS LANGUAGE, WHICH HE SAID IS LARGELY PARALLEL TO USG
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POSITION, TO CERTAIN LATIN AMERICAN EMBASSIES AT THE HOLY
SEE. IN ADDITION, PAPAL NUNCIOS HAD TRACKED THE DEMARCHE
WITH CERTAIN OTHERS.


2. (C) MAMBERTI SAID THAT THE VATICAN HAD NOT APPROACHED
ALL OF THE COUNTRIES ON THE LIST, BUT RATHER HAD CONCENTRATED
ON THOSE THAT ARCHBISHOP MARTINO, VATICAN PERMREP AT THE UN,
BELIEVED WOULD BE MOST AMENABLE TO PRESSURE. THOSE COUNTRIES
INCLUDED NICARAGUA, HONDURAS, GUATEMALA, COSTA RICA AND
URUGUAY. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO SAY IN WHICH CAPITALS NUNCIOS
HAD TRACKED THE MESSAGE. MAMBERTI SAID THE VATICAN
UNDERSTOOD THAT ALMOST ALL LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES HAD VERY
STRONG ANTI-ABORTION LEGISLATION ON THE BOOKS, BUT THAT
PUTTING IT INTO PRACTICE WAS ANOTHER MATTER. HE HINTED THAT
THE VATICAN'S DEMARCHES FOCUSED ON THIS STRONG LEGISLATION
AND THE NEED TO AVOID COMMITTING STATES TO UN LANGUAGE THAT
HAD THE FUTURE POTENTIAL TO UNDERMINE NATIONAL LEGISLATION.
POST WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THIS ISSUE WITH OUR
INTERLOCUTORS AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE UNGASS.
NICHOLSON

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2002VATICA02148 - Classification: CONFIDENTIAL