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 SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. ¶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. HARNISH