Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
10SOFIA25
2010-01-14 11:28:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Sofia
Cable title:
BULGARIAN COMMITMENT TO CIVIL SOCIETY AND HUMAN
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C O N F I D E N T I A L SOFIA 000025
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/14/2020
TAGS: PHUM PREL SOCI CU
SUBJECT: BULGARIAN COMMITMENT TO CIVIL SOCIETY AND HUMAN
RIGHTS IN CUBA
REF: SECSTATE 131637
Classified By: K. ADAMS-SMITH FOR REASONS 1.4 (b) AND (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L SOFIA 000025
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/14/2020
TAGS: PHUM PREL SOCI CU
SUBJECT: BULGARIAN COMMITMENT TO CIVIL SOCIETY AND HUMAN
RIGHTS IN CUBA
REF: SECSTATE 131637
Classified By: K. ADAMS-SMITH FOR REASONS 1.4 (b) AND (d).
1. (C) Embassy delivered reftel points to Svetla Stefanova,
Director of the Latin America Department in the Americas
Directorate at the Bulgarian MFA. Stefanova, who recently
returned from Havana, welcomed the changes to the U.S. policy
towards Cuba. Bulgaria supports the EU Common Position
towards Cuba, and Stefanova noted that Bulgaria would need to
see dramatic human rights improvements in Cuba before it
considers any change to the policy. In general, the
Bulgarian embassy in Havana engages with all spheres of Cuban
society, including dissidents, opposition groups, and human
rights activists. The impact of this engagement, however, is
unclear due to the difficulty in determining the true
identity and affiliation of those seeking contact with the
Bulgarian embassy (Stefanova believes that up to 50 percent
of them are government agents). Official Bulgarian
delegations to Cuba are prohibited from meeting with any
group or individual outside the official government.
Bulgaria is committed to engaging civil society in Cuba and
the human rights situation will play a crucial role in future
Bulgarian decision-making on the EU Common Position.
SUTTON
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/14/2020
TAGS: PHUM PREL SOCI CU
SUBJECT: BULGARIAN COMMITMENT TO CIVIL SOCIETY AND HUMAN
RIGHTS IN CUBA
REF: SECSTATE 131637
Classified By: K. ADAMS-SMITH FOR REASONS 1.4 (b) AND (d).
1. (C) Embassy delivered reftel points to Svetla Stefanova,
Director of the Latin America Department in the Americas
Directorate at the Bulgarian MFA. Stefanova, who recently
returned from Havana, welcomed the changes to the U.S. policy
towards Cuba. Bulgaria supports the EU Common Position
towards Cuba, and Stefanova noted that Bulgaria would need to
see dramatic human rights improvements in Cuba before it
considers any change to the policy. In general, the
Bulgarian embassy in Havana engages with all spheres of Cuban
society, including dissidents, opposition groups, and human
rights activists. The impact of this engagement, however, is
unclear due to the difficulty in determining the true
identity and affiliation of those seeking contact with the
Bulgarian embassy (Stefanova believes that up to 50 percent
of them are government agents). Official Bulgarian
delegations to Cuba are prohibited from meeting with any
group or individual outside the official government.
Bulgaria is committed to engaging civil society in Cuba and
the human rights situation will play a crucial role in future
Bulgarian decision-making on the EU Common Position.
SUTTON