COLOMBIA'S REACTION TO SINGLE MEMBER VETO AND ITU

UNCLAS BOGOTA 000037

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR JAMES ENNIS, EB/CIP/MA

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC ECPS ECON CO
SUBJECT: COLOMBIA'S REACTION TO SINGLE MEMBER VETO AND ITU
CONSTITUTION

REF: 04 SECSTATE 264222


1. Post delivered reftel demarche on December 21, 2004. On
January 3, MFA Coordinator for U.S., Canada, and the Summit
for Americas, Francisco Gonzalez, agreed with the Ministry of
Communications' official reaction to reftel demarche. The
Ministry of Communications' official reply states that
Colombia's delegation at the WTSA meeting, last November,
supported the U.S. position. In addition, the Colombian
delegation, acting as President of the Permanent Advisory
Committee, will present a modified proposal at the next
meeting, which was already approved by the Executive
Committee of CITEL and supports the U.S. position of a
single-member-state-veto rule.
WOOD