HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON ICJ CANDIDACY OF THOMAS

UNCLAS TEGUCIGALPA 001045

SIPDIS

STATE FOR IO/T, DRL/MLA, AND WHA/CEN

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL KJUS HO UNSC UNGA
SUBJECT: HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON ICJ CANDIDACY OF THOMAS
BURGENTHAL; GOH LIKELY TO SUPPORT REELECTION

REF: STATE 80697


1. Post delivered reftel diplomatic note on May 11 to the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the candidacy of Judge Thomas
Burgenthal for reelection to the International Court of
Justice. PolOff delivered a copy of the dip note May 12 to
Honduran MFA Acting Foreign Minister AMB Mario Fortin during
a meeting between Fortin and AMB Sichan Siv, USUN. AMB
Fortin told AMB Siv that Burgenthal was well and favorably
known to many senior MFA officials and that once the Honduran
National Group endorsed his reelection, as Fortin expected,
the GOH would officially support Burgenthal's reelection as
well.


2. MFA Director for Multilateral Affairs Irena Cardona told
PolOff May 12 that the MFA had been expecting the dip note
and would have an answer as soon as possible.
Palmer