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05DUBLIN455
2005-04-15 16:16:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Dublin
Cable title:  

IRELAND SHARES U.S. VIEWS ON RUSSIA AND OECD

Tags:  AMGT EFIN ECON ETRD OECD NATO 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L DUBLIN 000455

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/31/2015
TAGS: AMGT EFIN ECON ETRD OECD NATO
SUBJECT: IRELAND SHARES U.S. VIEWS ON RUSSIA AND OECD

REF: STATE 66309

Classified By: Political-Economic Counselor Mary E. Daly; Reasons 1.4 (
B) and (D).

(C) On April 15, Post delivered reftel talking points to
James McIntyre, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First
Secretary for EU Common Policies and the OECD. McIntyre said

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that the GOI shared U.S. views on the importance of
addressing OECD structural questions before considering
Russia's bid for OECD membership. The GOI concurred that
discussions with Russia should continue at the informal,
technical level, without sending political signals about the
prospects for Russia's eventual membership. According to
McIntyre, the GOI further agreed that discussions should
highlight transparency, rule of law, and other issues
demonstrating the suitability of Russia's OECD candidacy. He
noted that Ireland supported the bids of new EU Member States
for membership, while recognizing the need for a geographic
balance within the OECD. He also observed that it was
necessary to reach conclusions on the OECD issues highlighted
by Ambassador Noboru's report before taking a formal decision
on enlargement for Russia or other prospective members.
Discussions geared toward those conclusions, McIntyre added,
should involve all the OECD's current members.
KENNY