BOSNIA SUPPORTS NEW ICRC SYMBOL

UNCLAS SARAJEVO 001019 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR D (SMITH),P (BAME),EUR (DICARLO),EUR/SCE (ENGLISH, FOOKS, MITCHELL, SAINZ),NSC FOR BRAUN, OSD FOR FLORY, USNIC FOR WEBER AND GREGORIAN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AORC PGOV PHUM PREF ICRC BK SUBJECT: BOSNIA SUPPORTS NEW ICRC SYMBOL REF: SECSTATE 63865 ¶1. On May 5, Post delivered points in reftel to Ambassador Nedzad Hadzimusic, Head of the Department for Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hadzimusic represented Bosnia at the diplomatic conference in Geneva in December 2005 and was very familiar with the issues. He noted that Bosnia voted in favor of the adoption of the "red crystal" symbol in December, that Bosnia had already signed and ratified the Third Additional Protocol, and that Bosnia would support the amendment to the statutes of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement at the International Conference in June. He also expressed support for the future inclusion of Magen David Adom as a member of the Movement. MCELHANEY