CANADA'S VOTING PRIORITIES FOR UN THIRD COMMITTEE

UNCLAS OTTAWA 003335 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM PREL CA UNGA UNHRC SUBJECT: CANADA'S VOTING PRIORITIES FOR UN THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS REF: SECSTATE 204646 ¶1. (U) On 8 November, poloff delivered points in reftel with Wendy Drukier, Deputy Director of the United Nations and Commonwealth Affairs Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC). ¶2. (U) The Canadian positions on each of these resolutions remains unchanged from those discussed at the semi-annual bi-lateral human rights consultations in advance of the Third Committee held in Washington on Oct. 13. In particular, Drukier noted that the Canada shares the American position on Burma. Visit Canada's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/ottawa WILKINS