Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06PARIS2836
2006-04-28 16:14:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Paris
Cable title:
MDA: FRANCE LOOKING TO ENGAGE CONSTRUCTIVELY
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C O N F I D E N T I A L PARIS 002836
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/28/2016
TAGS: PREL PHUM AORC ICRC SZ FR
SUBJECT: MDA: FRANCE LOOKING TO ENGAGE CONSTRUCTIVELY
REF: STATE 63865
Classified By: Acting Political Counselor Bruce Turner. Reasons 1.4b,d
C O N F I D E N T I A L PARIS 002836
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/28/2016
TAGS: PREL PHUM AORC ICRC SZ FR
SUBJECT: MDA: FRANCE LOOKING TO ENGAGE CONSTRUCTIVELY
REF: STATE 63865
Classified By: Acting Political Counselor Bruce Turner. Reasons 1.4b,d
1. (C) MFA IO DAS-Equivalent for Human Rights Beatrice Le
Fraper told poloff on April 26 that the French MFA concurred
with U.S. demarche points on the need for the June 19-21
International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
Movement to amend its statutes to reflect the Third
Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions, thereby
facilitating Magen David Adom membership (reftel). The MFA
wants to engage constructively and will likely make a similar
demarche.
2. (C) However, Le Fraper believed French outreach --
particularly to African interlocutors -- would be more
successful if Israel would first make a gesture with regard
to recent access and parking difficulties faced by ambulances
of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society in East Jerusalem.
France is now reaching out to the Israeli MFA and welcomed
any U.S. encouragement to that same end.
Please visit Paris' Classified Website at:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/paris/index.c fm
Stapleton
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/28/2016
TAGS: PREL PHUM AORC ICRC SZ FR
SUBJECT: MDA: FRANCE LOOKING TO ENGAGE CONSTRUCTIVELY
REF: STATE 63865
Classified By: Acting Political Counselor Bruce Turner. Reasons 1.4b,d
1. (C) MFA IO DAS-Equivalent for Human Rights Beatrice Le
Fraper told poloff on April 26 that the French MFA concurred
with U.S. demarche points on the need for the June 19-21
International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
Movement to amend its statutes to reflect the Third
Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions, thereby
facilitating Magen David Adom membership (reftel). The MFA
wants to engage constructively and will likely make a similar
demarche.
2. (C) However, Le Fraper believed French outreach --
particularly to African interlocutors -- would be more
successful if Israel would first make a gesture with regard
to recent access and parking difficulties faced by ambulances
of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society in East Jerusalem.
France is now reaching out to the Israeli MFA and welcomed
any U.S. encouragement to that same end.
Please visit Paris' Classified Website at:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/paris/index.c fm
Stapleton