ENGAGING THE REGION ON BOLIVIA: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

C O N F I D E N T I A L SANTO DOMINGO 005339

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/AND AND WHA/CAR-SEARBY

E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/07/2020
TAGS: BO PGOV PREL DR
SUBJECT: ENGAGING THE REGION ON BOLIVIA: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

REF: STATE 221306

Classified By: Acting Economic and Political Counselor Bainbridge Cowel
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1. (C) Embassy on December 7 delivered reftel talking points
to MFA South AMERICA director Juany Mejia de Gil, requesting
the Dominican Republic's collaboration with the international
effort to ensure free and fair elections in Bolivia and
democratic stability for that nation.


2. (C) On December 9, Mejia de Gil informed us that the
Dominican Republic would respond to an invitation received
directly from the Bolivian Government to send election
observers. The Central Election Board (JCE) here will send
three of its nine judges as a delegation to observe the
December 18 election in Bolivia. The observers will be:

JCE Administrative Chamber president Nelson Gomez

JCE Administrative Chamber judge Rafael Diaz Vasquez

JCE Dispute Resolution Chamber judge Ramon Hernandez
Dominguez


3. (C) Political officer encouraged the Dominican Republic to
make supportive public statements before, during, and/or
after the December 18 election.


4. (C) Mejia de Gil anticipated that the JCE "probably will
make an announcement," but that it would be decided and
issued by the JCE. She said the MFA would wait to see how
the election process turned out before deciding what sort of
message to send, perhaps through diplomatic channels.
HERTELL