DEPARTMENT RESPONSE TO HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING

UNCLAS STATE 152423

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ASEC MASS PGOV PHUM AM
SUBJECT: DEPARTMENT RESPONSE TO HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
REQUEST YEREVAN 1254

REF: YEREVAN 1254


1. As requested in reftel, the Department has reviewed its
files and, of this date, finds no credible information of
gross violations of human rights by the following candidates
who have been nominated for training by the Ministry of
Defense. Post is running local checks on these names as
well.


2. Names of proposed candidates are as follows:

NAME OF CANDIDATE: Major Manvel Vardanyan
TITLE: Doctor
ORGANIZATION: MoD, Military Medical Department
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 01 Jan 1971, Republic of Armenia;
SEX: Male;
NATIONALITY: Armenian;
TYPE OF TRAINING: EXPED MEDICAL SUP BASIC
DATES OF TRAINING: 5 Nov 07 - 10 Nov 08.

NAME OF CANDIDATE: Captain Karen Julhakyan
TITLE: Doctor
ORGANIZATION: MoD, Military Medical Department
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 31 Jan 1972, Republic of Armenia;
SEX: Male;
NATIONALITY: Armenian;
TYPE OF TRAINING: EXPED MEDICAL SUP BASIC
DATES OF TRAINING: 5 Nov 07 - 10 Nov 08.

NAME OF CANDIDATE: Senior Lieutenant Davit Saghabalyan
TITLE: Doctor
ORGANIZATION: MoD, Military Medical Department
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 24 Jun 1981, Republic of Armenia;
SEX: Male;
NATIONALITY: Armenian;
TYPE OF TRAINING: EXPED MEDICAL SUP BASIC
DATES OF TRAINING: 5 Nov 07 - 10 Nov 08.


2. Following successful completion of local checks, post is
permitted to provide the following statement to authorized
parties: Embassy verifies that the Department of State
possesses no credible information of gross violations of
human rights by the individual in paragraph 1 above, as of
this date. Post may cite this cable in response. If in the
future, post becomes aware of possible human rights
violations by the individual listed above, Post should inform
the Department and not proceed with training.
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