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Cablegate: Czechs Will Support U.S. Position On Red Crystal

VZCZCXRO0519
PP RUEHAST
DE RUEHPG #0664 1661633
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 151633Z JUN 06
FM AMEMBASSY PRAGUE
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7501
INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE
RUEHTV/AMEMBASSY TEL AVIV 0673
RUEHJM/AMCONSUL JERUSALEM 0184
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 0150
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0162

UNCLAS PRAGUE 000664

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREF PREL PHUM ICRC IS EZ
SUBJECT: CZECHS WILL SUPPORT U.S. POSITION ON RED CRYSTAL
AT JUNE CONFERENCE

REF: STATE 95184

1. (U) Poloff discussed reftel on June 15 with Petr Valek,
Legal Officer in the Czech MFA International Law Department.
Valek said the Czechs fully support the U.S. as articulated
in the talking points, including the need to amend the
statute now to permit national societies to use the Red
Crystal, and the view that the June 20-21 International
Conference on the Red Cross and Red Crescent is not the
proper forum for discussing political issues. Valek said the
Czechs are willing to make a positive statement at the
Conference that includes the following points: (1) the
essentially humanitarian nature of the issue, (2) the need
for the Red Cross and the Red Crescent Movement to become
more universal, and (3) the need to address political issues
in other fora.

2. (U) Jan Cizek, Director of the International Law
Department, will lead the Czech delegation to the Conference.
Representatives of the Czech Red Cross will also attend.
DODMAN

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