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05SANSALVADOR2027
2005-07-14 21:37:00
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Embassy San Salvador
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EL SALVADOR: COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON

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UNCLAS SAN SALVADOR 002027 

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER PREL ES UNGA
SUBJECT: EL SALVADOR: COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON
INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM (CCIT) DEMARCHE

REF: A. STATE 127272

B. STATE 128008

C. SAN SALVADOR 1975

D. NEW YORK 1508

UNCLAS SAN SALVADOR 002027

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER PREL ES UNGA
SUBJECT: EL SALVADOR: COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON
INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM (CCIT) DEMARCHE

REF: A. STATE 127272

B. STATE 128008

C. SAN SALVADOR 1975

D. NEW YORK 1508


1. (SBU) Poloff provided Ref A talking points to Special
Advisor to the Foreign Minister Ambassador Marisol Argueta de
Barillas and to MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Mario
Rivera on June 8. During a July 13 follow-up meeting with
Poloff, Rivera stated that the CCIT topic had been briefly
discussed at a July 11 meeting of the GOES's working group on
UN Reform, which is led by Ambassador de Barillas. Rivera
stated that El Salvador sees the 14th Convention as an
important complementary convention to the existing 13 and
believes that it should be passed as soon as possible and in
the broadest form possible. He stated that El Salvador's
PermRep to the UN Gallardo de Hernandez was aware of the
proposed changes to Article 18 and the push to generate
support for the passing of the convention this fall.


2. (SBU) Rivera added however, that reform of the Commission
on Human Rights, the creation of the Democracy Fund, the
establishment of a Peacebuilding Commission and the push for
management and administrative reforms are also important to
El Salvador. He also restated the Salvadoran sentiment
reported in Ref C that the reforms should be approached in an
integral way, and that El Salvador does not want UNSC reform
to be rushed, or to displace other important topics in the
lead-up to the UNGA this fall.


3. (SBU) COMMENT. While El Salvador supports the passing of
the CCIT, can be counted on to vote for the CCIT, and is a
strong supporter of the global war on terrorism and
international conventions to suppress terrorism, USUN New
York reports that GOES PermRep Gallardo Hernandez has
indicated that, at least in the context of the UNGA this
fall, a terrorism convention is not the highest priority item
for El Salvador (Ref D). This, combined with Rivera's
indication that other topics are of equal or greater
importance indicate that El Salvador will not likely expend a
great deal of effort to push other countries to support the
CCIT. END COMMENT.
Silverman