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.

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