Identifier
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03SANTODOMINGO7604
2003-12-30 18:32:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Santo Domingo
Cable title:  

SPECIAL SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS: DOMINICAN RESPONSE

Tags:  KSUM PREL ECON 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L SANTO DOMINGO 007604 

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/30/2013
TAGS: KSUM PREL ECON
SUBJECT: SPECIAL SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS: DOMINICAN RESPONSE

REF: A. SECSTATE 348650

B. SECSTATE 318223

Classified By: ACTING DCM MARY B. MARSHALL FOR REASONS 1.5 B/D

C O N F I D E N T I A L SANTO DOMINGO 007604

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/30/2013
TAGS: KSUM PREL ECON
SUBJECT: SPECIAL SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS: DOMINICAN RESPONSE

REF: A. SECSTATE 348650

B. SECSTATE 318223

Classified By: ACTING DCM MARY B. MARSHALL FOR REASONS 1.5 B/D


1. (SBU) On December 30 Acting DCM delivered demarche (ref A)
to Secretary of Foreign Relations Frank Guerrero Prats.
Prats reiterated that the Government of the Dominican
Republic (GODR) stands ready to support U.S. sponsored
initiatives. He asked that emboffs contact the Foreign
Relations Secretariat Office Director of International
Organizations, Ambassador Jesus Maria Hernandez to discuss
demarche details.


2. (C) Ambassdor Hernandez confirmed that he would accompany
Foreign Minister Prats to the summit in Mexico. He told
poloff that the Dominican Republic agrees with the U.S.
proposed texts on transparency, anti-corruption and
terrorism. However, he was hesitant to offer support for
setting specific dates for completion of actions to implement
the Quebec mandates (ref A),due to what he termed as
"internal bureaucratic difficulties." Ambassador Hernandez
asked whether the Venezuelan proposal to change language in
the Declaration of Margarita Island would be revisited (ref
B) and also expressed interest in proposed language about
poverty reduction. He also questioned why there is no
proposed declaration regarding the Free Trade Agreement of
the Americas. Ambassador Hernandez did not elaborate futher
on these topics.

HERTELL