URUGUAY ON UN REFORM AND THE WAY FORWARD

C O N F I D E N T I A L MONTEVIDEO 000056 SIPDIS NOFORN SIPDIS DEPT ALSO FOR WHA/BSC E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/19/2016 TAGS: PREL KUNR PHUM UN ADCO UY SUBJECT: URUGUAY ON UN REFORM AND THE WAY FORWARD REF: A. STATE 4746 ¶B. STATE 4745 Classified By: Charge D'Affaires James D. Nealon for reasons 1.4 (B) and (D) ¶1. (C/NF) On January 19, Embassy delivered ref A demarche to MFA Director for Multilateral Affairs, Gustavo Alvarez. Since he did not raise any of the issues in ref B, those points were not covered. Alvarez listened attentively to the talking points and said that Uruguay was much interested in the reform process and that it generally agreed with US efforts at management reform, including better oversight and more personnel authority for the Secretary General. He said that the GOU also agreed with the overall US approach on the Human Rights Council (HRC),but opined that it would be more difficult to implement than management reform. He said he understood that a document was being circulated at the UN which proposed specific formulas on how HRC candidates would be elected, though he was quick to point out that he had not yet seen the text. Nealon