GOI NOT IN FAVOR OF COUNTRY SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS

C O N F I D E N T I A L NEW DELHI 007723 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/09/2026 TAGS: PHUM PREL UNGA UN UNHRC IN SUBJECT: GOI NOT IN FAVOR OF COUNTRY SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS AT UN - DEMARCHE DELIVERED REF: A. (A)SECSTATE 184178 ¶B. (B)SECSTATE 182267 ¶C. (C)SECSTATE 183547 Classified By: PolCouns Ted Osius for Reasons 1.4 (B, D) ¶1. (C) PolCouns delivered the points in reftel (a) to MEA Joint Secretary Manjeev Singh Puri (UN Economic and Social) on Nov. 9. Puri stated that the GOI is not in favor of country specific resolutions, noting that this would include any resolution specific to the United States. He said that this had been stated to high-level U.S. representatives many times. PolCouns reminded Puri of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG),and the re-commitment made to them in the 2005 World Summit, pointing out that human rights issues are central to U.S. foreign policy. Noting that the U.S. and India have a shared responsibility to maintain the core values and principles of the MDG, PolCouns encouraged Puri to re-consider GOI policy in light of the seriousness of the issues. Puri assured him that due consideration will be taken of the points made. MULFORD