IRELAND'S RESPONSE TO BANGLADESH DEMARCHE

UNCLAS DUBLIN 001535 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV PREL PTER PINS ECON SUBJECT: IRELAND'S RESPONSE TO BANGLADESH DEMARCHE REF: SECSTATE 213215 On October 7, Post delivered reftel talking points to Niall Brady, Department of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Asia/Oceana. Brady said that the EU shared USG concerns about increasing instability in Bangladesh and had issued a statement condemning the August 21st attacks against opposition leaders. Brady also stated that there was little that Ireland could accomplish singularly since they do not have an embassy in Dhaka. However, Brady said that representatives of the EU Troika have met twice with the Bangladeshi Government during the Dutch EU presidency to voice concerns. In addition, a human rights working group in Brussels has been a vehicle for the EU Member States to exchange views on the situation in Bangladesh. BENTON