HONDURAS TO OPPOSE CUBAN UNCHR RESOLUTION ON

UNCLAS TEGUCIGALPA 000817

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

STATE FOR WHA, WHA/CCA, WHA/PPC, AND WHA/CEN
STATE FOR DRL/MLA AND IO/SHA
GENEVA FOR USDEL

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREL HO UNHRC
SUBJECT: HONDURAS TO OPPOSE CUBAN UNCHR RESOLUTION ON
GUANTANAMO DETAINEES IF IT COMES TO A VOTE

REF: STATE 69823


1. (SBU) Acting PolCouns delivered April 15 ref A demarche to
Honduran MFA Vice Minister AMB Mario Fortin on the Cuban
UNCHR resolution on the Guantanamo detainees. Acting
PolCouns repeated the demarche April 18 to MFA Director
General for Foreign Policy Allan Oviedo.


2. (SBU) AMB Fortin told PolOff April 19 that Honduras would
vote against the Cuban UNCHR resolution on the Guantanamo
detainees, if it came to a vote. MFA Director for
Multilateral Policy Irena Cardona called PolOff later that
same day to relay the same message.


3. (SBU) Comment: As noted in reftel, the GOH was set to
vote against the Cuban resolution on Guantanamo in 2004
before the resolution was dropped. End Comment.
Pierce