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05MANAMA983
2005-07-11 10:08:00
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Embassy Manama
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DEMARCHE REQUEST: G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION ON UN

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111008Z Jul 05
UNCLAS MANAMA 000983 

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL BA UNSC
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE REQUEST: G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION ON UN
REFORM: BAHRAIN

REF: STATE 126870

UNCLAS MANAMA 000983

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL BA UNSC
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE REQUEST: G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION ON UN
REFORM: BAHRAIN

REF: STATE 126870


1. (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche June 9 to
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammad Abdul
Ghaffar, stressing our desire to delay a vote on the G-4
proposal. Abdul Ghaffar said he agreed with our position,
saying that Bahrain did not believe there was a consensus now
and that it would be very difficult to move forward on this
issue without consensus.


2. (SBU) DCM followed up with MFA Assistant Undersecretary
Shaikh Abdul Aziz on July 11. Abdul Aziz said that Bahrain's
position tracks with ours. Bahrain believes that we should
focus on overall reform of the UN as a first step. He said
that he had told the German and Japanese Ambassadors that
Bahrain does not want to make commitments on individual
countries at this time, preferring to wait until the details
of Security Council reform are worked out.
MONROE