UNGA VOTE ON HUMAN CLONING

UNCLAS YEREVAN 002948 SIPDIS SENSITIVE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: TBIO AM UNGA KSCI SUBJECT: UNGA VOTE ON HUMAN CLONING REF: A) State 335651 SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. ¶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