DEMARCHE TO DOMINICANS ON SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS

UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 004814

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR WHA, WHA/EPSC, WHA/CAR, WHA/OAS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KSUM ECON PGOV DR OAS
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE TO DOMINICANS ON SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
NEGOTIATING SESSION

REF: SECSTATE 195226


1. On October 28 Charge contacted both Foreign Minister
Morales Troncoso and Dominican ambassador to the United
States Flavio Dario Espinal concerning U.S. concerns on draft
declaration for the OAS summit. She raised the need to
ensure that there is a consensus document and expressed USG
concerns that there would not be enough time to get consensus
on the action plan.


2. Both Dominican officials said they share the USG concern
and are prepared to work toward getting a consensus
declaration next week. Both said that the Dominican
government has problems with part of paragraph 15 on illegal
migration; they said they thought that the USG and Costa Rica
were with agreement with the Dominicans on this matter.
KUBISKE