UNGA VOTE ON HUMAN CLONING

UNCLAS YEREVAN 002948

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TAGS: TBIO AM UNGA KSCI
SUBJECT: UNGA VOTE ON HUMAN CLONING

REF: A) State 335651

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1. (SBU) Per reftel, we delivered demarche to the GOAM
Ministry of Foreign Affairs urging their support for Costa
Rica's resolution calling for an international instrument to
ban all forms of human cloning. The United Nations Desk
Officer said that he could not say today how Armenia would
vote, but that there were discussions of the issue with
Armenia's Ambassador to the United Nations, who is currently
in Yerevan, and they would know tonight or tomorrow. The
last time this issue was up for a vote, Armenia supported
Iran's resolution to defer any consideration of a ban on
human cloning for two years.
ORDWAY