AZERBAIJAN: DEMARCHE ON GUATEMALAN UN SECURITY COUNCIL

UNCLAS BAKU 000460

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL UN UNSC GT VE AJ
SUBJECT: AZERBAIJAN: DEMARCHE ON GUATEMALAN UN SECURITY COUNCIL
SEAT DELIVERED

REF: STATE 20173

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1. (SBU) On March 17 DCM delivered reftel demarche, following up
on a previous demarche by Ambassador, this time to Deputy Foreign
Minister Mahmud Mamadguliyev and asked for a substantive response
to request to support Guatemala in its bid for a non-permanent UN
Security Council seat. Mamadguliyev responded that he had
already passed this demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Araz
Azimov (who has responsibility over UN issues),and promised to
encourage Azimov to provide the USG with a response.

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