Cablegate: Ireland Walks Eu Party Line On Cuba

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P 141628Z JUL 06
FM AMEMBASSY DUBLIN
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7231
INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHUB/USINT HAVANA PRIORITY 0008
RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC PRIORITY

UNCLAS DUBLIN 000838

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: CU PHUM PREL PGOV EI
SUBJECT: IRELAND WALKS EU PARTY LINE ON CUBA

REF: SECSTATE 113702

On July 13, emboff delivered reftel points to Irish
Department of Foreign Affairs Americas Section Third
Secretary Myles Doherty. Doherty said that Ireland shares

SIPDIS
the EU Common Position on Cuba, most recently reaffirmed in
June, and noted that Ireland shares U.S. desire for a
pluralist democracy, human rights protection, and civil
society in Cuba. However, the GOI also supports constructive
dialogue with the Cuban government and continues to disagree
with U.S. economic sanctions.

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