URUGUAY ON BELARUS' ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTIONS

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/16/2016
TAGS: PHUM PREL BO UY
SUBJECT: URUGUAY ON BELARUS' ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTIONS

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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