HONDURAS' CANDIDACY TO THE ICTY: POLCOUNS AND FM

UNCLAS TEGUCIGALPA 002288

SIPDIS

STATE FOR IO/SHA AND WHA/CEN

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM AORC HO UN
SUBJECT: HONDURAS' CANDIDACY TO THE ICTY: POLCOUNS AND FM
DISCUSS ISSUE

REF: A. OLSEN/IO/SHA FAX 10/08/04


B. GENEVA 2780


1. Post received a diplomatic note from the Honduran Foreign
Ministry, similar to the one received by US Mission Geneva
from the Honduran Mission in Geneva (ref B),informing Post
that the Government of Honduras will present the candidacy of
Dr. Rigoberto Espinal Irias for election to the International
Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) at
elections to be held in New York during the 59th General
Assembly in November 2004.


2. A copy of the diplomatic note was faxed to IO/SHA on
October 8.


3. In an October 8 meeting, PolCouns and POLOFF thanked
Foreign Minister Leonidas Rosa Bautista for the diplomatic
note and told him that it had been forwarded to the
Department for consideration. PolCouns noted that the USG
does not generally announce its vote for prior to an
election. The FM understood this and thanked PolCouns for
the USG's consideration of Honduras' candidacy.
Pierce