Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06BUCHAREST280
2006-02-17 09:25:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Bucharest
Cable title:
ROMANIA TO VOTE FOR GUATEMALA VICE VENEZUELA IN
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BUCHAREST 000280
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE DEPT FOR EUR/NCE - SILKWORTH
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/16/2016
TAGS: PREL UNSC RO
SUBJECT: ROMANIA TO VOTE FOR GUATEMALA VICE VENEZUELA IN
THE 2006 ELECTION FOR NON-PERMANENT SEAT ON THE UN SECURITY
COUNCIL
REF: SECSTATE 20173
Classified By: Ambassador Nicholas Taubman for Reasons 1.4 B and D
(C) DCM delivered reftel demarche during a meeting with
Deputy Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi on February 15.
Baconschi nodded general agreement with the difficulties of
having an obstructionist Venezuela on the Security Council
and said "Okay, I got your message." Later in the
conversation, Baconschi returned to the subject to offer a
positive reply before giving a negative answer on another
topic. In the first part of that reply, he said Romania would
have "no difficulty supporting Guatemala" in the upcoming
vote.
TAUBMAN
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE DEPT FOR EUR/NCE - SILKWORTH
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/16/2016
TAGS: PREL UNSC RO
SUBJECT: ROMANIA TO VOTE FOR GUATEMALA VICE VENEZUELA IN
THE 2006 ELECTION FOR NON-PERMANENT SEAT ON THE UN SECURITY
COUNCIL
REF: SECSTATE 20173
Classified By: Ambassador Nicholas Taubman for Reasons 1.4 B and D
(C) DCM delivered reftel demarche during a meeting with
Deputy Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi on February 15.
Baconschi nodded general agreement with the difficulties of
having an obstructionist Venezuela on the Security Council
and said "Okay, I got your message." Later in the
conversation, Baconschi returned to the subject to offer a
positive reply before giving a negative answer on another
topic. In the first part of that reply, he said Romania would
have "no difficulty supporting Guatemala" in the upcoming
vote.
TAUBMAN