Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07PARIS1288
2007-04-02 07:52:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Paris
Cable title:
MFA SHARES SKEPTICISM ON SYRIAN ELECTIONS
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C O N F I D E N T I A L PARIS 001288
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 3/30/2017
TAGS: FR PGOV PREL SY
SUBJECT: MFA SHARES SKEPTICISM ON SYRIAN ELECTIONS
REF: STATE 32528
Classified By: Political Minister-Counselor Josiah Rosenblatt, reasons
1.4 (b) and (d).
(C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche, along with a copy of
the Department spokesman's March 8 statement, on March 29 to
Jean-Christophe Auge, MFA Desk Officer for Syria. Auge
expressed broad agreement with the demarche, adding that the
SARG was unhappy with France because of its position on the
Syrian elections. He noted that France remains concerned by
the fact that several signers of the Damascus Declaration
remain imprisoned due to their political activism. It is
clear, he said, that the SARG does not want any attention
drawn to their cases. Auge promised that the French will
carefully consider our request that they make a statement
both on the upcoming parliamentary elections and to highlight
the plight of Syria's political prisoners.
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