Identifier
Created
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04MADRID3080
2004-08-12 11:50:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Madrid
Cable title:  

SPAIN ENCOURAGED BY US SUPPORT FOR WEOG ROTATION

Tags:  OPDC PHUM PREL SP 
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121150Z Aug 04
C O N F I D E N T I A L MADRID 003080 

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/12/2014
TAGS: OPDC PHUM PREL SP
SUBJECT: SPAIN ENCOURAGED BY US SUPPORT FOR WEOG ROTATION
FOR CHR

REF: STATE 172297

Classified By: Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Political Counselor, for reasons 1
.4 (b) and (d).

C O N F I D E N T I A L MADRID 003080

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/12/2014
TAGS: OPDC PHUM PREL SP
SUBJECT: SPAIN ENCOURAGED BY US SUPPORT FOR WEOG ROTATION
FOR CHR

REF: STATE 172297

Classified By: Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Political Counselor, for reasons 1
.4 (b) and (d).


1. (C) Poloff delivered reftel talking points and Secretary
of State Colin Powell's letter regarding US support for
Western European and Others Group (WEOG) rotation for the UN
Commission on Human Rights (CHR) membership to Gonzalo
Alvarez Garrido, Acting MFA Deputy Director General for UN
Affairs, on August 11. Alvarez Garrido promised to pass on
the letter immediately to the office of Spanish Foreign
Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos. He thought the US stance
was a positive development, particularly the talking point
that stated that the US has decided to cede a second year in
proposed rotational schemes. He stated that Spain favors
rotational schemes such as the scheme designed for the
Economic and Social Council, because they allow commissions
to spend more time working on serious issues. He added that
he thought Germany and France were in favor of efforts by
Canada and the Netherlands to find acceptable WEOG rotational
schemes for the CHR, while Switzerland and possibly the
United Kingdom were against the efforts.


2. (C) Additionally, Alvarez Garrido said that USG could
expect a note verbale soon from the GOS concerning Spain's
candidate for the International Court of Justice elections in

2005.
MANZANARES