Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
05CARACAS305
2005-01-28 21:03:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Caracas
Cable title:
VENEZUELA FAVORS INSULZA OVER FLORES
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C O N F I D E N T I A L CARACAS 000305
SIPDIS
NSC FOR CBARTON
USCINCSO ALSO FOR POLAD
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/10/2014
TAGS: PREL AORC VE OAS
SUBJECT: VENEZUELA FAVORS INSULZA OVER FLORES
REF: STATE 10956
Classified By: Abelardo A. Arias, Political Counselor, for Reason 1.4(b
) and (d)
(C) Poloff presented demarche regarding USG support for the
candidacy of former Salvadoran President Francisco Flores as
Secretary General of the OAS per instructions reftel to
SIPDIS
Venezuelan Foreign Ministry USA desk officer Javier Diaz on
January 19. Diaz agreed to pass the information to his
colleague, Martha Di Felice, head of the MFA's Organization
of American States (OAS) Division. Di Felice told poloff
January 24 that Venezuela continues to support Chilean
Interior Minister Jose Miguel Insulza as President Chavez had
publicly announced. Di Felice added that Venezuela wants to
see the "institutional crisis" resolved as soon as possible
and favors having an extraordinary session for the election
before the OAS General Assembly in June 2005 in Fort
Lauderdale.
BROWNFIELD
SIPDIS
NSC FOR CBARTON
USCINCSO ALSO FOR POLAD
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/10/2014
TAGS: PREL AORC VE OAS
SUBJECT: VENEZUELA FAVORS INSULZA OVER FLORES
REF: STATE 10956
Classified By: Abelardo A. Arias, Political Counselor, for Reason 1.4(b
) and (d)
(C) Poloff presented demarche regarding USG support for the
candidacy of former Salvadoran President Francisco Flores as
Secretary General of the OAS per instructions reftel to
SIPDIS
Venezuelan Foreign Ministry USA desk officer Javier Diaz on
January 19. Diaz agreed to pass the information to his
colleague, Martha Di Felice, head of the MFA's Organization
of American States (OAS) Division. Di Felice told poloff
January 24 that Venezuela continues to support Chilean
Interior Minister Jose Miguel Insulza as President Chavez had
publicly announced. Di Felice added that Venezuela wants to
see the "institutional crisis" resolved as soon as possible
and favors having an extraordinary session for the election
before the OAS General Assembly in June 2005 in Fort
Lauderdale.
BROWNFIELD