Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
04ABUDHABI4543
2004-12-14 10:46:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:
UAE WILL NOT CHANGE VOTES ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS
how-tonull Diana T Fritz 12/19/2006 04:43:27 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results Cable Text: UNCLAS ABU DHABI 04543 SIPDIS CXABU: ACTION: POL INFO: RSO AMB DCM MEPI P/M ECON DISSEMINATION: POL CHARGE: PROG APPROVED: AMB:MJSISON DRAFTED: POL:SKRADDANT CLEARED: DCM:RAALBRIGHT POL:JFMAYBURY VZCZCADI445 OO RUEHC RUCNDT RUEHEE RUEHDE RUEHGV DE RUEHAD #4543 3491046 ZNR UUUUU ZZH O 141046Z DEC 04 FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 7207 RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE 0024 INFO RUEHEE/ARAB LEAGUE COLLECTIVE RUEHDE/AMCONSUL DUBAI 4605 RUEHGV/USMISSION USUN GENEVA 0561
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 004543
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREL TC UNGA UNGA UN
SUBJECT: UAE WILL NOT CHANGE VOTES ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS
RESOLUTIONS
REF: STATE 259878
Post delivered reftel demarche to the MFA Director of the
International Organizations Department, Yacub Al Hosani, on
December 8 and to the MFA Deputy Director of the
International Organizations Department (in the absence of the
director),Ghanim Al Mazroui, on December 14. Al Mazroui
told Poloff that, while he would share our position with
others at the MFA and with the UAE/UN Mission, current
instructions are to vote as they did for the Third Committee
vote held in November, when the UAE abstained from the Iran
resolution and voted against the Turkmenistan resolution. He
recommended that the U.S. PermRep to the UN Mission directly
contact his UAE counterpart to request a change in voting.
Post also recommends that US/UN coordinate directly with the
UAE/UN Mission to try to change the UAEG vote.
SISON
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREL TC UNGA UNGA UN
SUBJECT: UAE WILL NOT CHANGE VOTES ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS
RESOLUTIONS
REF: STATE 259878
Post delivered reftel demarche to the MFA Director of the
International Organizations Department, Yacub Al Hosani, on
December 8 and to the MFA Deputy Director of the
International Organizations Department (in the absence of the
director),Ghanim Al Mazroui, on December 14. Al Mazroui
told Poloff that, while he would share our position with
others at the MFA and with the UAE/UN Mission, current
instructions are to vote as they did for the Third Committee
vote held in November, when the UAE abstained from the Iran
resolution and voted against the Turkmenistan resolution. He
recommended that the U.S. PermRep to the UN Mission directly
contact his UAE counterpart to request a change in voting.
Post also recommends that US/UN coordinate directly with the
UAE/UN Mission to try to change the UAEG vote.
SISON