FOI Request 20/094

Category: Interest Group

Reference: FOI Request 20/094

Request: 1. Documents held by Middle East North Africa Unit and the Embassy of Ireland in Riyadh, containing information about meetings between the Irish Ambassador accredited to Bahrain and the Bahraini Foreign and Interior Minister in 2018, 2019 and 2020, excluding records relating to logistical arrangements.

2. Documents held by Middle East North Africa Unit, the Embassy of Ireland in Riyadh, and Permanent Mission of Ireland to the UN in Geneva, containing information about meetings between Irish officials and NGOs discussing Human Rights in Bahrain in 2018, 2019 and 2020, excluding records relating to logistical arrangements.

3. Documents held by Middle East North Africa Unit, the Embassy of Ireland in Riyadh, and Permanent Mission of Ireland to the UN in Geneva, containing information about meetings between the Irish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bahrain in 2018, 2019 and 2020, excluding records relating to logistical arrangements.

4. Documents held by Middle East North Africa Unit, and Permanent Mission of Ireland to the UN in Geneva, containing information about meetings between Irish officials and officials of the Embassy of Bahrain in London which is accredited to Ireland discussing Human Rights in Bahrain in 2018, 2019 and 2020, excluding records relating to logistical arrangements.

Date: May 6, 2020

Replied: July 13, 2020