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04GUATEMALA909
2004-04-13 22:21:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Guatemala
Cable title:
GUATEMALA ANNOUNCES SUPPORT BUT NOT CO-SPONSORSHIP
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UNCLAS GUATEMALA 000909
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PHUM GT UNCHR
SUBJECT: GUATEMALA ANNOUNCES SUPPORT BUT NOT CO-SPONSORSHIP
FOR CUBA RESOLUTION
Foreign Minister Jorge Briz publicly announced on April 13
that Guatemala will vote for the Cuba resolution drafted by
Honduras. Briz added that he had issued precise instructions
to the Guatemalan delegation in Geneva. Most major dailies
carried the story, with one paper reporting that the Cuban
Ambassador to Guatemala had refused to comment. The same
article quotes opposition Congressman and former Guatemalan
Ambassador to Geneva and the U.S., Antonio Arenales, pointing
out that Cuba has no excuse for refusing a visit by the UN
High Commissioner's Personal Representative--something that
Guatemala has done.
HAMILTON