ICOC TALKING POINTS DELIVERED TO GODR

UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 005097

SIPDIS

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DEPT FOR NP/CBM

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA DR
SUBJECT: ICOC TALKING POINTS DELIVERED TO GODR

REF: STATE 254339


1. Poloffs delivered reftel talking points to Ambassadors
Francia Sencion and Rogert Espaillat, Director and
Sub-Director of the Americas desk of the GODR Foreign
Ministry. Both were aware of USG interest in the
International Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile
Proliferation (ICOC) and that the GODR had agreed in
principle to support the ICOC. Poloffs stressed the
importance of the Dominican Republic becoming a subscribing
member as soon as possible and before the second annual
meeting of the ICOC subscribing states on October 2-3.
Ambassadors Sencion and Espaillat said they would review the
issue.
HERTELL