C O N F I D E N T I A L DUBLIN 001644

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/01/2014
TAGS: PREL PHUM EU
SUBJECT: IRELAND SUPPORTS EU COMMON POSITION ON CUBA

REF: SECSTATE 228300

Classified By: POLITICAL ECONOMIC COUNSELOR MARY DALY
FOR REASONS 1.4.(B) AND (D)

(C) Emboff, drawing on reftel points, spoke on November 1 to
Brian Muldoon, the DFA's Deputy Director for the America's
Section. Muldoon stated that the GOI favors preserving the
2003 Common Position, but noted that Ireland does not have an
embassy in Cuba. He said the EU maintains a close watch on
Cuba to evaluate the benefits of its policy, but also added
that possible changes in the EU Common Position on Cuba,
which have been reported in the media, should not be seen as
reliable.
KENNY