ARMENIA FIRMLY SUPPORTS G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION

C O N F I D E N T I A L YEREVAN 001277

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR IO AND EUR/CACEN

E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/18/2010
TAGS: PREL AM UNGA
SUBJECT: ARMENIA FIRMLY SUPPORTS G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION
ON UN REFORM

REF: A. STATE 132429


B. YEREVAN 1263

Classified By: CDA A.F.Godfrey for reason 1.5 (b,d)


1. (C) CDA delivered ref a points on July 18 to Deputy
Foreign Minister Armen Baiburtian. Baiburtian acknowledged
the strength of the arguments presented, but said that
Armenia's position to support the G-4 proposal (as reported
in ref b) was firm. Armenia shared the U.S. view that reform
should not be piecemeal and should not be rushed, Baiburtian
said, but to be taken seriously, it needed to keep its
bilateral commitments to the G-4 states. Some of these
commitments were made long before the U.S. position became
clear, Baiburtian asserted.


2. (C) Baiburtian said that there has been "intense dialogue"
on this subject in recent days with a broad range of
partners. The G-4 states continued to assure Armenia that
they had the 128 votes necessary for success, but the
Armenian Mission to the UN's own votecount cast some doubt on
this. Even if it appeared that the G-4 vote would fail,
Baiburtian said, Armenia would uphold its commitment to vote
in support
GODFREY