GOE SUPPORTS IRAN RESOLUTIONS

UNCLAS QUITO 002546 SIPDIS SENSITIVE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL PHUM EC UNHRC SUBJECT: GOE SUPPORTS IRAN RESOLUTIONS REF: STATE 204646 ¶1. (SBU) PolChief delivered RefTel points on November 8 to Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs Mauricio MontalvoPer RefTel request, PolChief stressed the USG's hope that the GOE vote for the resolution on Iran's human rights record. After clarifying that the Third Committee resolution deals only with Iran's deplorable human rights record, Montalvo said GOE support would "not be a problem" and that he would consult with Ecuador's mission in New York on the two U.S. sponsored thematic resolutions, as well as those on Turkmenistan, North Korea, Uzbekistan, and Burma. JEWELL