DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: NO REPLY ON U.S. POSTIONS FOR

UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 001657 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/CAR (MCISAAC),IO/UNP, DRL E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM IO PREL AORC SUBJECT: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: NO REPLY ON U.S. POSTIONS FOR 60TH UNCHR REF: STATE 44603 ¶1. (U) Poloffs delivered reftel talking points to Ambassador Rhadys Abreu de Polanco, Deputy Director of the International Organizations Desk at the GODR Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 4, 2004. In follow-up conversations on March 9 and 11, Ambassador Abreu apologized for her inability to convey an official response on behalf of the GODR. Ambassador Abreu told POLOFF that she sent a memorandum to Foreign Minister Frank Guerrero Prats concerning the UNCHR, but had not received the authority to convey a response to the USG. Ambassador Abreu said that it is her personal opinion that the GODR would support the USG on the majority of its requests. She refused to discuss potential areas for disagreement. Ambassador Abreu told POLOFF that she would travel to Geneva on April 3 as a member of the GODR's delegation at the UNCHR. Any further substantive response will be reported septel. KUBISKE