DELIVERED TO MFA: DEMARCHE ON INTERNATIONAL

C O N F I D E N T I A L SANAA 001189

SIPDIS

PLEASE PASS TO JANE COWLEY (IO/T) AND DEPT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/18/2009
TAGS: TBIO UNGA KSCI YE DEMARCHE ENVIRONMENT
SUBJECT: DELIVERED TO MFA: DEMARCHE ON INTERNATIONAL
CONVENTION TO BAN HUMAN CLONING

REF: SECSTATE 96710

Classified By: DCM Alan G. Misenheimer for reasons 1.5 (b and d)

(c) Pol/Econoff delivered key demarche points in reftel to
Salwa Al-Refa'ei, Specialist at the Department of
International Organizations and Conferences, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs (MFA) on 5/5. Al-Refa'ei noted that the ROYG
has not yet finalized its position on the Costa Rican
resolution. She indicated that the ROYG may identify more
closely with the French-German resolution, which MFA favors
due to the Islam's support for medically-beneficial
developments. Nonetheless, Al-Refa'ei commented that the
ROYG will await the decision of the Organization of Islamic
Congress (OIC) on human cloning before taking a position on
this issue.
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