Cablegate: Irish Undecided On Pledge for Afghanistan Compact

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P 281720Z DEC 05
FM AMEMBASSY DUBLIN
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 6299
INFO RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES PRIORITY
RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL PRIORITY 0017
RUEHNO/USMISSION USNATO PRIORITY 0201
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 0115

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID PREL PGOV AF EI
SUBJECT: IRISH UNDECIDED ON PLEDGE FOR AFGHANISTAN COMPACT

REF: SECSTATE 226670

On December 28, emboff delivered reftel points to Development
Cooperation Ireland (Aid mechanism of the Department of
Foreign Affairs) Assistant Principal Cait Moran. Moran said
that the GOI has not yet determined the amount or the method
that Ireland will pledge to the upcoming international
conference on Afghanistan ("Afghanistan Compact") in London.
She said that this decision will be taken by mid-January
after consultations with the EU. She added that Ireland is
looking for new partners on the ground since several Irish
NGOs who were partnered with the GOI pulled out of
Afghanistan due to the difficulties of working there.

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