UN THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS - DEMARCHE TO

C O N F I D E N T I A L SANTO DOMINGO 005113

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DEPT FOR IO/UNP AND WHA/CAR-SEARBY

E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/18/2015
TAGS: PHUM DR PREL
SUBJECT: UN THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS - DEMARCHE TO
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

REF: A. STATE 204646

B. SANTO DOMINGO 5102


1. (C) Embassy on November 8 delivered Ref A para 5 talking
points on U.S. voting priorities in the UN Third Committee to
MFA UN affairs director Michelle Cohen as a non-paper, and
emphasized in conversation with her that approval of the Iran
resolution was our top priority and that the Dominican
Republic should join us in opposing no-action motions. Cohen
said she would communicate our views to the senior levels of
the MFA. On November 16, Ambassador delivered a separate
demarche on the Iran resolution to Foreign Minister Carlos
Morales Troncoso, who replied that the Dominican Republic
would vote in favor of that resolution (as already reported
Ref B).
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