VENEZUELAN POSITION ON 3RD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS

UNCLAS CARACAS 003588 SIPDIS NSC FOR CBARTON USCINCSO ALSO FOR POLAD E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM PREL VE SUBJECT: VENEZUELAN POSITION ON 3RD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS REF: A) STATE 236869 B) STATE 237932 C) STATE 237845 D) STATE 237844 PolOff delivered reftel demarche on November 9, and was told to contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs again on November 12 for a response. MFA had no response on November 12, but on November 17, MFA UN Division Director Maria Cristina Perez de Planchart told PolOff that Venezuela would abstain on the Belarus resolution, and support resolutions on Congo and Sudan, as they traditionally have. She said she did not yet have instructions on any of the other resolutions. Brownfield NNNN 2004CARACA03588 - UNCLASSIFIED