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06MONTEVIDEO553
2006-06-15 19:49:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Montevideo
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URUGUAY: DEMARCHE ON MDA/JUNE 20 CONFERENCE

Tags:  PREF PREL PHUM ICRC AORC IS UY 
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREF PREL PHUM ICRC AORC IS UY
SUBJECT: URUGUAY: DEMARCHE ON MDA/JUNE 20 CONFERENCE
DELIVERED

REF: A. STATE 95211

B. MONTEVIDEO 0419

C. 05 MONTEVIDEO 1384 AND PREVIOUS

(U) On June 13, Political Counselor delivered ref A demarche
to the MFA's Director of Multilateral Affairs Gustavo Alvarez
and to the MFA's Counselor for Human Rights Gabriel Winters.
Both officials were familiar with issues from previous,
similar demarches on the subject and aware of the importance
of the June 20-21 International Conference in Geneva. Winters
said that the GOU would continue to support the Third
Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions, the admission
of Magen David Adom (MDA) to the International Red Cross and
Red Crescent Movement and added that the GOU "had no problem
with any of the talking points as presented."
Nealon