MESSAGE ON PALESTINIAN ASSISTANCE (EL SALVADOR)

UNCLAS SAN SALVADOR 000377

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KPAL PREL ES
SUBJECT: MESSAGE ON PALESTINIAN ASSISTANCE (EL SALVADOR)

REF: SECSTATE 21256

On February 13 Poloff spoke with Mario Rivera, Multilateral
Affairs Director at the GOES Ministry of Foreign Affairs
regarding Palestinian assistance. Rivera confirmed that
there is no Salvadoran diplomatic presence in the Palestinian
territories, nor is there any Palestinian diplomatic presence
in El Salvador. Rivera noted that the GOES is watching the
situation closely and has also been contacted by the Russian
Diplomatic Mission in Nicaragua on the subject. He provided
a copy of the statement of the Russian Foreign Affairs
ministry on the invitation of HAMAS to Moscow. Rivera stated
that the election of a group which had not denounced
violence, and failed to acknowledge the existence of a
sovereign nation was worrisome. He stated that the
Multilateral Affairs group would continue to actively monitor
the situation, noting the GOES' concerns for the protection
of human rights.
Barclay