Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06BUCHAREST1300
2006-08-21 15:12:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Bucharest
Cable title:
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE UN
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BUCHAREST 001300
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EUR/NCE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/21/2016
TAGS: PHUM US UNHRC RO
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE UN
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTTEE
REF: STATE 130666
Classified By: PolChief Ted Tanoue for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L BUCHAREST 001300
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EUR/NCE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/21/2016
TAGS: PHUM US UNHRC RO
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE UN
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTTEE
REF: STATE 130666
Classified By: PolChief Ted Tanoue for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (C) MFA Acting Director for UN Affairs Eugen Mihut
confirmed to PolOff on August 16 that Romania would support
U.S. candidate Ruth Wedgwood for the Human Rights Committee.
He said the MFA had just sent those instructions to NY.
2. (C) Mihut added, however, that this support meant that
Romania would definitely not/not support the U.S. candidate
for the UN International Law Commission. He explained that
Romania had to make promises of mutual support to other
countries to collect votes for Romanian candidates. He listed
the U.K., France, Russia, and China as among those countries
to which Romania has promised an exchange of support. He
noted the U.S. policy forbidding it to exchange votes in that
manner, but said that Romania had to rely on that mechanism
to gather support for its many candidates for various UN
positions.
Taplin
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EUR/NCE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/21/2016
TAGS: PHUM US UNHRC RO
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE UN
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTTEE
REF: STATE 130666
Classified By: PolChief Ted Tanoue for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (C) MFA Acting Director for UN Affairs Eugen Mihut
confirmed to PolOff on August 16 that Romania would support
U.S. candidate Ruth Wedgwood for the Human Rights Committee.
He said the MFA had just sent those instructions to NY.
2. (C) Mihut added, however, that this support meant that
Romania would definitely not/not support the U.S. candidate
for the UN International Law Commission. He explained that
Romania had to make promises of mutual support to other
countries to collect votes for Romanian candidates. He listed
the U.K., France, Russia, and China as among those countries
to which Romania has promised an exchange of support. He
noted the U.S. policy forbidding it to exchange votes in that
manner, but said that Romania had to rely on that mechanism
to gather support for its many candidates for various UN
positions.
Taplin