Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
05BRASILIA1621
2005-06-16 20:28:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Brasilia
Cable title:
UN REFORM - AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN FORMIN
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BRASILIA 001621
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/16/2015
TAGS: PREL PGOV KUNR AORC BR UNSC US
SUBJECT: UN REFORM - AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN FORMIN
AMORIM
REF: A. STATE 11637
B. STATE 11657
Classified By: POLOFF RICHARD REITER FOR REASONS 1.4B AND D.
1 (C) On June 16, Ambassador Danilovich, accompanied by DCM
and Poloff, met with Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim
at the Brazilian Foreign Ministry and delivered demarche in
refs A and B and left ref A non-paper. Amorim noted that he
had received a call from Brazilian Ambassador Abdenur on June
15, shortly after Abdenur spoke with U/S Burns. Amorim also
said that he had spoken with the Secretary and others on a
conference call about Haiti on the morning of June 16, and
that after the main Haiti discussion, Abdenur and the
Secretary spoke briefly about UN reform.
SIPDIS
2. (C) Looking tired and disappointed, Amorim told the
Ambassador that he had been advised by the Secretary that the
US would support only two new permanent UNSC members. "At
least", Amorim shrugged, "the US is finally in the game." He
said that he would have to consult with the other G-4 members
"as well as the Africans" before he could provide us a
response. However, he noted that Brazil supports the US on
many of the broader UN reform issues such as the Peace
Building Commission, management reforms, and "in general" on
the Human Rights Council (though, Amorim said, "we sometimes
disagree with you on individual Human Rights issues").
3. (C) As the Ambassador reviewed the US position on broader
reforms, Amorim urged that the US not delay on UNSC reform,
saying delay would "cause us to lose momentum on the broader
reforms." The Ambassador noted that the US does not oppose
UNSC reform, but wants to make sure that we "do the doable"
on broader reforms and not let all progress be blocked by
discussions on difficult topics like the UNSC. Amorim
commented that "we are disappointed that your ideas are so
far from ours". Amorim twice said that in his conversation
with the Secretary "she implied a time precedence" of broader
reforms before UNSC reforms.
4. (C) Amorim said that he does not plan to be in the US
before September, but that he will attend the Iraq conference
in Brussels and would be available to meet with the
Secretary, but in the meantime he must consult with the G-4
SIPDIS
members.
DANILOVICH
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/16/2015
TAGS: PREL PGOV KUNR AORC BR UNSC US
SUBJECT: UN REFORM - AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN FORMIN
AMORIM
REF: A. STATE 11637
B. STATE 11657
Classified By: POLOFF RICHARD REITER FOR REASONS 1.4B AND D.
1 (C) On June 16, Ambassador Danilovich, accompanied by DCM
and Poloff, met with Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim
at the Brazilian Foreign Ministry and delivered demarche in
refs A and B and left ref A non-paper. Amorim noted that he
had received a call from Brazilian Ambassador Abdenur on June
15, shortly after Abdenur spoke with U/S Burns. Amorim also
said that he had spoken with the Secretary and others on a
conference call about Haiti on the morning of June 16, and
that after the main Haiti discussion, Abdenur and the
Secretary spoke briefly about UN reform.
SIPDIS
2. (C) Looking tired and disappointed, Amorim told the
Ambassador that he had been advised by the Secretary that the
US would support only two new permanent UNSC members. "At
least", Amorim shrugged, "the US is finally in the game." He
said that he would have to consult with the other G-4 members
"as well as the Africans" before he could provide us a
response. However, he noted that Brazil supports the US on
many of the broader UN reform issues such as the Peace
Building Commission, management reforms, and "in general" on
the Human Rights Council (though, Amorim said, "we sometimes
disagree with you on individual Human Rights issues").
3. (C) As the Ambassador reviewed the US position on broader
reforms, Amorim urged that the US not delay on UNSC reform,
saying delay would "cause us to lose momentum on the broader
reforms." The Ambassador noted that the US does not oppose
UNSC reform, but wants to make sure that we "do the doable"
on broader reforms and not let all progress be blocked by
discussions on difficult topics like the UNSC. Amorim
commented that "we are disappointed that your ideas are so
far from ours". Amorim twice said that in his conversation
with the Secretary "she implied a time precedence" of broader
reforms before UNSC reforms.
4. (C) Amorim said that he does not plan to be in the US
before September, but that he will attend the Iraq conference
in Brussels and would be available to meet with the
Secretary, but in the meantime he must consult with the G-4
SIPDIS
members.
DANILOVICH