INVITATION TO GTRI CONFERENCE IN VIENNA DELIVERED

UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 004425 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KNNP TRGY PTER AORC DR SUBJECT: INVITATION TO GTRI CONFERENCE IN VIENNA DELIVERED TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REF: STATE 161883 ¶1. Embassy on July 29 delivered reftel talking points inviting the Dominican Republic to participate in the Global Threat Reduction Initiative Partners Conference in Vienna, Austria, September 18-19, and text of proposed joint statement, to MFA international organizations deputy director Rhadys Abreu de Polanco. She undertook to pass the information (provided as a non-paper) to the incoming authorities at the MFA who will take office following the August 16 inauguration of Presdident-elect Leonel Fernandez. It will be up to the new administration to determine whether the Dominican Republic will attend the meeting. HERTELL