Cablegate: Russia Interim Response: Unesco Meeting On Human Cloning

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O 301336Z OCT 08
FM AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0576
INFO RUEHFR/UNESCO PARIS FR

UNCLAS MOSCOW 003199

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO UNESCO RS
SUBJECT: RUSSIA INTERIM RESPONSE: UNESCO MEETING ON HUMAN CLONING

REF: STATE 114207

Post delivered reftel talking points to Ivan Dubov, Head of the
International Department of the Ministry of Health and Social
Development and to staff of the Foreign Ministry's Department of
International Organizations. Neither office was immediately able to
identify Russia's official position on cloning, but agreed to
provide the information in the coming days. Post will forward
additional information when it is available.

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