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05DUBLIN255
2005-03-03 11:17:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Dublin
Cable title:
IRISH RESPONSE TO UNGA CLONING DECLARATION DEMARCHE
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UNCLAS DUBLIN 000255
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO UNGA KSCI
SUBJECT: IRISH RESPONSE TO UNGA CLONING DECLARATION DEMARCHE
REF: STATE 33916
UNCLAS DUBLIN 000255
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO UNGA KSCI
SUBJECT: IRISH RESPONSE TO UNGA CLONING DECLARATION DEMARCHE
REF: STATE 33916
1. On March 2, Post delivered reftel demarche to Eamon Mac
Aodha, Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)
Human Rights Office, which has departmental responsibility
for cloning issues. Mac Aodha noted that Ireland had voted
in favor of the resolution adopted by the Sixth (Legal)
Committee on February 18 regarding the draft Declaration on
Human Cloning. Mac Aodha said that the Sixth Committee's
draft was consistent with Ireland's national position, and he
remarked that the GOI would like to see the draft fully
reflected in the Declaration to be adopted by the UNGA the
week of March 7. Mac Aodha added that the USG could consider
Ireland to in the "right camp" on the Declaration.
2. On February 28, Post had delivered reftel talking points
to Fr. Paul Tighe, Director of Public Affairs for the
Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin. On March 1, Fr. Tighe
responded that he had discussed the demarche with Ireland's
ranking Catholic clergyman, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, who
noted that the Archdiocese had been in fairly regular contact
with the GOI regarding the cloning Declaration, including as
recently as January. Fr. Tighe also observed that Ireland's
position on the Declaration had closely followed the USG line
throughout the Sixth Committee's deliberations. He added
that Archbishop Martin would consider the most effective
means to make further representations to the GOI about the
Declaration if needed.
3. On March 2, Post contacted Papal Nucio Giuseppe
Lazzarotto to ask him to weigh in with the GOI on the cloning
Declaration. Lazzarotto replied that that the Nunciature had
coordinated closely with the Dublin Archdiocese on the issue
and had likewise had made several representations to the GOI.
He related that the GOI had signaled during such exchanges
that it would support the Declaration as recommended by the
Sixth Committee.
KENNY
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO UNGA KSCI
SUBJECT: IRISH RESPONSE TO UNGA CLONING DECLARATION DEMARCHE
REF: STATE 33916
1. On March 2, Post delivered reftel demarche to Eamon Mac
Aodha, Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)
Human Rights Office, which has departmental responsibility
for cloning issues. Mac Aodha noted that Ireland had voted
in favor of the resolution adopted by the Sixth (Legal)
Committee on February 18 regarding the draft Declaration on
Human Cloning. Mac Aodha said that the Sixth Committee's
draft was consistent with Ireland's national position, and he
remarked that the GOI would like to see the draft fully
reflected in the Declaration to be adopted by the UNGA the
week of March 7. Mac Aodha added that the USG could consider
Ireland to in the "right camp" on the Declaration.
2. On February 28, Post had delivered reftel talking points
to Fr. Paul Tighe, Director of Public Affairs for the
Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin. On March 1, Fr. Tighe
responded that he had discussed the demarche with Ireland's
ranking Catholic clergyman, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, who
noted that the Archdiocese had been in fairly regular contact
with the GOI regarding the cloning Declaration, including as
recently as January. Fr. Tighe also observed that Ireland's
position on the Declaration had closely followed the USG line
throughout the Sixth Committee's deliberations. He added
that Archbishop Martin would consider the most effective
means to make further representations to the GOI about the
Declaration if needed.
3. On March 2, Post contacted Papal Nucio Giuseppe
Lazzarotto to ask him to weigh in with the GOI on the cloning
Declaration. Lazzarotto replied that that the Nunciature had
coordinated closely with the Dublin Archdiocese on the issue
and had likewise had made several representations to the GOI.
He related that the GOI had signaled during such exchanges
that it would support the Declaration as recommended by the
Sixth Committee.
KENNY