URUGUAY ON BELARUS' ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTIONS

PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHMN #1101 3201915 ZNY CCCCC ZZH P 161915Z NOV 06 FM AMEMBASSY MONTEVIDEO TO RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 0485 RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 6549 RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 0065 INFO RUCNMER/MERCOSUR COLLECTIVE RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY BOGOTA 2557 RUEHCV/AMEMBASSY CARACAS 0464 RUEHLP/AMEMBASSY LA PAZ NOV SANTIAGO 2943 ,C O N F I D E N T I A L MONTEVIDEO 001101 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT ALSO FOR WHA/BSC E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/16/2016 TAGS: PHUM PREL BO UY SUBJECT: URUGUAY ON BELARUS' ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTIONS REF: A. STATE 187018 ¶B. MONTEVIDEO 01078 ¶C. STATE 184178 ¶D. STATE 182267 Classified By: Charge D'Affaires James D. Nealon for reasons 1.4 (B) and (D) ¶1. (C) On November 15, PolCouns delivered ref A demarche on countering Belarus' anti-US resolutions at the UNGA and soliciting GOU support for the Third Committee Resolution on Belarus, sponsored by the US. Demarche was delivered to the MFA's Acting Director of Multilateral Affairs Beatriz Nunez. Nunez indicated that the GOU had not moved from its position last discussed at the MFA on November 8 (ref B) -- which was to consider all four resolutions. Polcouns has a meeting scheduled with Nunez and other MFA officials on November 17 to further discuss this demarche and other issues. Embassy will report to the Department any substantive developments as appropriate, septel. Nealon