Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06ASUNCION490
2006-05-10 14:54:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Asuncion
Cable title:
PARAGUAY ON SWISS CONFERENCE AMENDMENTS TO THIRD
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UNCLAS ASUNCION 000490
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
C O R R E C T E D C O P Y - SUBJECT
STATE FOR WHA/BSC
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ PA
SUBJECT: PARAGUAY ON SWISS CONFERENCE AMENDMENTS TO THIRD
PROTOCOL
REF: STATE 63870
On May 8, POLOFF thanked Julio Peralta, Director for
International Organizations within the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs for Paraguay's support for the adoption of the Third
Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions at the
diplomatic conference in Geneva in December 2005. POLOFF
informed Peralta that before Israel's National Society, Magen
David Adom (MDA),could join the International Red Cross/Red
Crescent, the movement's statutes must be changed and that
the issue would be raised at an upcoming international
conference in Geneva June 19-21. Peralta stated that he was
pleased that the Third Protocol had passed and mentioned that
Paraguay intended to support amendments to the statutes at
the conference in June.
CASON
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
C O R R E C T E D C O P Y - SUBJECT
STATE FOR WHA/BSC
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ PA
SUBJECT: PARAGUAY ON SWISS CONFERENCE AMENDMENTS TO THIRD
PROTOCOL
REF: STATE 63870
On May 8, POLOFF thanked Julio Peralta, Director for
International Organizations within the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs for Paraguay's support for the adoption of the Third
Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions at the
diplomatic conference in Geneva in December 2005. POLOFF
informed Peralta that before Israel's National Society, Magen
David Adom (MDA),could join the International Red Cross/Red
Crescent, the movement's statutes must be changed and that
the issue would be raised at an upcoming international
conference in Geneva June 19-21. Peralta stated that he was
pleased that the Third Protocol had passed and mentioned that
Paraguay intended to support amendments to the statutes at
the conference in June.
CASON