YEMEN: DEMARCHE ON U.S. NOTE VERBALE ON REFORM OF

UNCLAS SANAA 002216 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT (AC/ISN),USUN (POL),GENEVA (CD) E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AORC PARM PREL YM CDG UNGA DEMARCHE SUBJECT: YEMEN: DEMARCHE ON U.S. NOTE VERBALE ON REFORM OF THE UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE DELIVERED REF: A. SECSTATE 171382 ¶B. SECSTATE 160427 Pol/Econoff delivered ref A demarche on August 21 to MFA Disarmament Section Head Shafiq Mohammed Daleh. Daleh said he supports First Committee and UNGA reform in general. In response to ref A asking the ROYG to submit its views to the UNGA First Committee and to share a copy with the USG, Daleh replied that while his section was familiar with aspects of UNGA resolution 58/41 as well as 58/126 and 58/316 (ref B), he would need to carefully study the reform issue and then submit it to senior MFA officials. KRAJESKI