Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06DUBLIN566
2006-05-22 11:50:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Dublin
Cable title:  

IRELAND IN LINE WITH EU PRESIDENCY STATEMENT

Tags:  PGOV PREL PHUM SY EI 
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P 221150Z MAY 06
FM AMEMBASSY DUBLIN
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 6950
INFO RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES PRIORITY
RUEHDM/AMEMBASSY DAMASCUS PRIORITY 0046
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 0137
C O N F I D E N T I A L DUBLIN 000566

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

NEA/ELA

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/22/2016
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM SY EI
SUBJECT: IRELAND IN LINE WITH EU PRESIDENCY STATEMENT
REGARDING RECENT ARRESTS IN SYRIA

REF: A. STATE 77093


B. DUBLIN 00293

Classified By: Political-Economic Counselor Mary E. Daly; Reasons 1.4 (
B) and (D).

(C) On May 19, emboff delivered reftel points to Department
of Foreign Affairs Human Rights Section Deputy Director Gavan
O'Leary. O'Leary stated that Ireland agrees with the USG
points on the Syrian regime's repression of civil society and
human rights activists, but lacking representation in
Damascus, the GOI will defer to the recent declaration by the
EU presidency regarding the arrests in Syria to address the
matter on Ireland's behalf.
Kenny