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06TIRANA597
2006-06-06 13:45:00
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Embassy Tirana
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FORMER SENATOR DECONCINI SHINES LIGHT ON ISSUE OF

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STATE FOR EUR/SCE (SAINZ/BENEDICT) AND H
NSC FOR BRAUN

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PHUM PINR AL
SUBJECT: FORMER SENATOR DECONCINI SHINES LIGHT ON ISSUE OF
MISSING CHILDREN IN ALBANIA

UNCLAS TIRANA 000597

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

STATE FOR EUR/SCE (SAINZ/BENEDICT) AND H
NSC FOR BRAUN

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PHUM PINR AL
SUBJECT: FORMER SENATOR DECONCINI SHINES LIGHT ON ISSUE OF
MISSING CHILDREN IN ALBANIA


1. (U) Former U.S. Senator Dennis DeConcini, who visited
Tirana May 22-24 as a guest of Albanian Ombudsman Dobjani,
focused on the plight of missing and trafficked children.
DeConcini held meetings with PM Berisha and other Cabinet
members, saw the heads of several NGOs that focus on TIP, and
was briefed by Country Team members on efforts to combat
trafficking in Albania.


2. (U) During a private meeting with Ambassador Ries, former
Senator DeConcini, a member of the board of the National
Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in the
U.S., expressed his desire to expand the scope of the
organization internationally. He said that in many
underdeveloped countries police tend not to recognize missing
children as an issue that pertains to them and/or have not
received adequate training on how to take reports of missing
children and to conduct proper investigations. During a lunch
hosted by Ambassador Ries in his honor, Senator DeConcini
discussed with parliamentary leaders, journalists, and
members of NGOs the role of political party structures in the
legislative process, and the importance of democracy within
political parties themselves.


3. (U) Dobjani told Emboffs that DeConcini's visit was well
received and helped shed greater light on the issue of
missing and exploited children. Dobjani said that during his
visit to the Ministry of Justice, DeConcini was briefed on an
on-going training program for police and judicial officials
for handling cases of missing and exploited children. This
program is being funded by UNICEF and the EU. Dobjani said
that the Minister and DeConcini discussed the U.S. Amber
Alert system. Nothing comparable to this exists in Albania
and this was cited as a pressing need. In follow up to this
visit, a team from the Albanian Ministry of Justice may
travel to the U.S. to learn more about the organization and
functioning of the Amber Alert program.
RIES