Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06BAKU1654
2006-11-14 13:50:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Baku
Cable title:
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON OPPOSING THE CUBA EMBARGO
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BAKU 001654
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR/CARC, IO/UN--BETTS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/09/2016
TAGS: PHUM PREL UNGA UN CU AJ
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON OPPOSING THE CUBA EMBARGO
RESOLUTION
REF: STATE 163498
Classified By: DCM Jason Hyland for reasons 1.4 b and d.
(C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche October 31 requesting
the GOAJ to oppose the annual Cuba Embargo Resolution at the
UN General Assembly to Elchin Bashirov, the MFA's Americas
desk officer. Bashirov acknowledged reftel talking points,
saying that he would deliver the non-paper to his director.
When Poloff asked for Bashirov's judgement regarding the
GOAJ's likely response, Bashirov said the GOAJ's response to
the resolution would almost certainly be conditioned on
whether Baku has made any vote-swapping commitments to Havana
on this particular issue. Bashirov explained that the US
request likely would be forwarded to the Azerbaijani Mission
to the United Nations to ascertain its position on this issue
and determine if any commitments have been made to Havana.
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