PARAGUAY ON ISRAEL AT UNGA: WILL VOTE "YES" ON

UNCLAS ASUNCION 001460 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL IS PA UNGA SUBJECT: PARAGUAY ON ISRAEL AT UNGA: WILL VOTE "YES" ON RESOLUTIONS REF: A. ASUNCION 1448 ¶B. STATE 213779 ¶1. Following up on Charge's 11/25 discussion with Vice FM Ginenez (ref A),PolOff met with MFA International Organizations Director Julio Peralta on 11/29 to clarify Paraguay's voting posture on ref B resolutions. Peralta confirmed that Paraguay would vote "yes" on the resolutions, consistent with its votes last year. ¶2. Peralta noted that the GOI has not/not requested that Paraguay vote a certain way on any specific UN resolution -- neither in discussions with VP Castiglioni in Israel last week, or in its communications with the MFA -- but rather has asked Paraguay to continue to support the UN's deliberative process for achieving peace in the Middle East. MERZ