MDA: PANAMA RESPONSE TO SWISS CIRCULAR NOTE ON

UNCLAS PANAMA 001426 SIPDIS SENSITIVE DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/CEN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AORC PHUM PREF PREL PGOV PM ICRC POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY SUBJECT: MDA: PANAMA RESPONSE TO SWISS CIRCULAR NOTE ON CONFERENCE FOR THIRD ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL REF: A. STATE 104272 ¶B. STATE 112029 ¶C. PANAMA 1320 (SBU) On June 27, PolOff followed-up with MFA International Organizations Human Rights Officer Janio Tunion on MDA demarche (reftels A and B) of June 6 (reftel c). Tunion told PolOff that his office is busy consolidating its position on UN Commission on Human Rights reform, but had not yet made a final decision on a response to the Swiss Circular note. Tunion said that the GOP supported "in principle" holding a conference to adopt the Third Additional Protocol and to include the society of Magen David Adom in the Red Cross/Red Crescent societies. Tunion had no further information as of July 5. Embassy will report any further developments to the Department. WATT