Identifier
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06BUCHAREST1741
2006-11-16 16:01:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Bucharest
Cable title:  

ROMANIA SUPPORTS U.S. ON BELARUS, COUNTRY SPECIFIC

Tags:  PHUM PREL UNGA RO 
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E.O. 12958: DECL: AFTER 2006 UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
TAGS: PHUM PREL UNGA RO
SUBJECT: ROMANIA SUPPORTS U.S. ON BELARUS, COUNTRY SPECIFIC
RESOLUTIONS

REF: A. SECSTATE 187018


B. BUCHAREST 1705

C. SECSTATE 184178

D. SECSTATE 182267

E. GENEVA 2913

Classified By: POLITICAL COUNSELOR TED TANOUE FOR REASONS 1.4(B) and (D
).

(C) Following up on ref b demarche, Deputy Political
Counselor obtained from MFA Human Rights Desk more
specificity regarding Romania's position on Belarus's
anti-U.S. counter-resolution (refs a, c and d). Human Rights
Desk officer Elisabeta David confirmed on November 16 that
Romania would vote against the Belarus counter-resolution,
and would seek to co-sponsor the country-specific resolutions
raised in the original U.S. demarche. Deputy Political
Counselor thanked Romania for its position on the Belarus
counter-resolution and also for supporting the U.S. in voting
against the anti-Israeli resolution at the Human Rights
Council's Third Special Session (ref d). David underscored
the importance of creating "better balance" within the UN
framework, and regretted the HRC outcome as a "discredit" to
the international process.
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