HUNGARY: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE FOR 61ST UN

UNCLAS BUDAPEST 001490 SIPDIS SENSTIVE SIPDIS STATE FOR EUR/PGI ELDRIDGE, EUR/NCE MICHELLE LABONTE, IO/UNP HARRIS, USUN OLSON AND NSC FOR WILLIAMS-MANIGAULT E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA HU SUBJECT: HUNGARY: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE FOR 61ST UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY REF: STATE 112656 -------------- SUMMARY -------------- ¶1. (SBU) Foreign Minister Kinga Goncz will head the Hungarian delegation to the UN General Assembly (UNGA), addressing UNGA on September 25. Minister of Justice Jozsef Petretei will represent Hungary at the High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development on September 14 and 15, accompanied by MFA Deputy State Secretary for Multilateral Diplomacy Laszlo Szoke. The remainder of the delegation from Hungary is not yet named. -------------- ¶A. Attendance of Head of State -------------- ¶2. (SBU) The Hungarian Head of State will not/not attend. -------------- ¶B. Attendance of the Head of Government -------------- ¶3. (SBU) The Hungarian Head of Government will not/not attend. -------------- ¶C. Attendance of the Foreign Minister -------------- ¶4. (SBU) Foreign Minister Kinga Goncz will attend the UN General Assembly and lead the Hungarian delegation, arriving in New York City on September 18. Dr. Goncz's date of departure from New York is not yet known. She has no plans to visit any other cities, though MFA contacts suggest she may visit Washington, D.C. Dr. Goncz will not/not be traveling with her spouse. Dr. Goncz will not/not need interpretation. She is expected to be the last FM to address the General Assembly on September 25. -------------- ¶D. Attendance of other VIPs -------------- ¶5. (SBU) Minister of Justice and Law Enforcement Jozsef Petretei will represent Hungary at the High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development on September 14 and ¶15. His arrival and departure dates in New York are not yet known, nor are his plans to visit other cities. It is not known if his wife plans to accompany him. Dr. Petretei will require interpretation into Hungarian at any meeting. -------------- - ¶E. Attendance of IO Foreign Ministry Official -------------- - ¶6. (SBU) MFA Deputy State Secretary for Multilateral Affairs Laszlo Szoke will also attend the High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development. Dr. Szoke's travel itinerary is not known at this time. He does not/not need interpretation. ¶7. (SBU) As more information about the travel plans becomes available to post, we will transmit same to USUN New York and to EUR/NCE. WALKER