RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT: ARMENIA "LIKELY TO

C O N F I D E N T I A L YEREVAN 002028 SIPDIS DEPT FOR EUR/CACEN E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/18/2015 TAGS: PHUM PREF PREL AORC IS SZ AM ICRC SUBJECT: RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT: ARMENIA "LIKELY TO SUPPORT" ADDITION OF MDA EMBLEM REF: A) STATE 206959 B) STATE 104272 (C) We delivered reftel points regarding the Draft Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions to MFA International Organizations Acting Department Head Tigran Samvelian. Samvelian told us that Armenia hopes to "keep a low profile," but, in the event states cannot reach consensus, Armenia would "likely" join a majority to support the addition of the Israeli National Society to the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement. GODFREY