Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06BUENOSAIRES2357
2006-10-19 21:01:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Buenos Aires
Cable title:  

UNSC: BREAKING THE IMPASSE

Tags:  UNSC GT VE AR 
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FM AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6242
INFO RUEHGG/UN SECURITY COUNCIL COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE 0122
C O N F I D E N T I A L BUENOS AIRES 002357

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SIPDIS

STATE FOR IO/UNP HARRIS AND WHA/BSC
USUN FOR DUGAN

E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/19/2016
TAGS: UNSC GT VE AR
SUBJECT: UNSC: BREAKING THE IMPASSE

REF: STATE 175110

Classified By: CDA Michael A. Matera for Reasons 1.4(b) and (d).

(C) PolCouns delivered reftel points to Ambassador Fernandez
Salorio of the Argentine MFA Office of International
Organizations on October 19. Salorio conceded that Venezuela
would never obtain the required votes to obtain the Council
seat but said that Mercosur and Argentina were committed to
supporting Venezuela as long as it remained in the race. He
opined that a compromise candidate would eventually come
forward through GRULAC but stressed that the GoA would not
take any action on it own to encourage either of the current
candidates to withdraw.
MATERA