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Viewing cable 09STRASBOURG30, COUNCIL OF EUROPE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY DECLINES TO OBSERVE

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09STRASBOURG30 2009-11-24 13:36 2011-08-24 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Consulate Strasbourg
VZCZCXRO7062
PP RUEHSR
DE RUEHSR #0030 3281336
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 241336Z NOV 09
FM AMCONSUL STRASBOURG
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0196
INFO RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS PRIORITY 0146
RUEHGB/AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD 0001
RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS 0062
RUEHSR/AMCONSUL STRASBOURG 0207
UNCLAS STRASBOURG 000030 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE ALSO FOR EUR/ERA AND DRL/NESCA; BAGHDAD FOR K LEONARD 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KDEM PREL COE FR XG
SUBJECT: COUNCIL OF EUROPE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY DECLINES TO OBSERVE 
IRAQI NATIONAL ELECTIONS 
 
REF: STATE 114183 
 
(SBU) Mateo Sorinas, Secretary General of the Council of 
Europe's Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) informed us November 24 
that the PACE has declined the invitation to observe the Iraqi 
national elections.  Sorinas explained that the PACE observes 
elections only within Europe, with the one exception being the 
Palestinian Territories, because of PACE's "special 
relationship" with the Palestinian Authority.  We note that 
earlier one of Sorinas' assistants had advised us that PACE 
insurance does not cover travel to and inside Iraq. 
 
CARVER