CZECH PLANS TO LOBBY FOR CHR CUBA RESOLUTION

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SUBJECT: CZECH PLANS TO LOBBY FOR CHR CUBA RESOLUTION

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2. (SBU) Poloff contacted Jan Kaminek of the Human Rights
Department at the MFA regarding the referenced request for EU
Member State assistance on the Commission on Human Rights
Cuba resolution. Kaminek was happy to report that as of last
week, 24 EU countries had announced their plans to support
the resolution, and though Finland is still waiting for final
approval from Helsinki, Kaminek was certain this is but a
formality. He noted that this is the first time there will
be a united EU position backing this resolution, and that
this is in part to persistent lobbying by the Czechs.


3. (SBU) Now that their work garnering EU support is done,
Kaminek said that the Czech Republic would be happy to send
instructions today or tomorrow for Czech representation in
Costa Rica, Mexico, and Ukraine to begin lobbying for the
resolution. Unfortunately, the Czechs do not have
representation in Guatemala or Ecuador, and Kaminek
apologized that their mission in Peru is too understaffed at
the moment to lobby for this resolution. He promised,
however, that the Czechs would do their best with the other
three, and that they were pleased to have direction about
where to focus their continuing efforts on this issue.
CABANISS