DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM

UNCLAS WARSAW 002711 SIPDIS SENSITIVE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KUNR PREL PGOV AORC PL UNSC SUBJECT: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM REF: A. STATE 114051 ¶B. STATE 111657 ¶1. (SBU) Ambassador spoke to Polish Foreign Minister Daniel Rotfeld on June 30 to urge him to support the U.S. agenda for reform of the UN. Drawing on Reftels A and B, Ambassador emphasized the importance the Secretary attaches to broad reform, and emphasized that this goes farther than UNSC reform or expansion. Rotfeld expressed agreement with the need for reform, and said he would review our agenda carefully. ¶2. (SBU) Polcouns separately delivered Ref A and Ref B demarche to Tomasz Chlon, MFA Deputy Director for UN Affairs, June 17. Chlon expressed pleasure at receiving the details of our reform agenda, and said there was a great deal of similarity between the US agenda and Polish thinking on UN reform. Chlon said he hoped Poland and the U.S. could cooperate closely as the High Level Event (HLE) approaches, and said Poland would welcome high level consultations on the details of reform. He said there is also "promising" prospects for U.S.-EU cooperation. Chlon said the Polish outlook is very "idealistic," and based on the concept that the UN can be reformed and can become a more relevant, effective body. He promised to review our proposals more thoroughly and get back to us with specific responses at a later date. ¶3. (SBU) Chlon said the Poles also have concerns about specific aspects of the Draft Outcome Document being worked in New York, and believe it is "not ambitious enough." In particular, they want reference to a responsibility to protect individuals, and realize that negotiations will need to address the "collision" between the principles of sovereignty and protection of human rights. (NOTE: Chlon forwarded to Polcouns Poland's proposed revisions to the Draft Outcome Document, which we have forwarded to IO by e-mail.) He expressed great interest in following up with us on the details of our reform agenda as the date for the HLE approaches. ASHE