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OO RUEHWEB
DE RUEHMO #3199 3041336
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 301336Z OCT 08
FM AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0576
INFO RUEHFR/UNESCO PARIS FR
UNCLAS MOSCOW 003199
SIPDIS
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.
BEYRLE