AVIAN FLU INITIATIVE: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CONFIRMS

UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 004668 SIPDIS SENSITIVE FOR IO/UNP, OES/IHA, WHA/EPSC, AND WHA/CAR-SEARBY E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: TBIO DR KSCA SUBJECT: AVIAN FLU INITIATIVE: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CONFIRMS SUPPORT REF: A. SANTO DOMINGO 4498 ¶B. STATE 180478 ¶1. (SBU) Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano confirmed to DCM October 4 that the Dominican Republic would cosponsor the U.S. draft resolution, "International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza: Statement of Core Principles," in the 60th UNGA (Ref A). Liriano said she would see whether Dominican Ambassador to the United States Flavio Dario Espinal could attend the related Senior Officials Meeting in Washington (Ref B). BRINEMAN