VZCZCXYZ0002
RR RUEHWEB
DE RUEHDL #0598 3051217
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 311217Z OCT 08
FM AMEMBASSY DUBLIN
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 9540
INFO RUCNNSG/NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS DUBLIN 000598
SIPDIS
ISN FOR RISA MONGIELLO
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC IR MNUC TRGY EI
SUBJECT: IRELAND WILL NOT ATTEND IRAN'S NOVEMBER 30 NUCLEAR
CONFERENCE
REF: STATE 112229
On October 31, Poloff spoke with Nicholas Twist, Deputy
Director of Disarmament and Non-Proliferation at the
Department of Foreign Affairs. Twist stated that Ireland had
not yet received an invitation to this conference and that
they would not participate. He asserted that the EU is
closely aligned on this issue and that no member state wishes
to send the wrong message by participating.
FAUCHER