ROC REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR ECOSOC CANDIDACY

UNCLAS NICOSIA 000573 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV EFIN CY SUBJECT: ROC REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR ECOSOC CANDIDACY ¶1. (U) This is an action request. ¶2. (U) On April 14, Post received a Note Verbale from the ROC MFA asking for our support for Cyprus's re-election to the Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of accounting and Reporting of ECOSOC. Post requests Department guidance on how to respond. ¶3. (U) Text of the Note Verbale follows: BEGIN TEXT The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honour to inform that Cyprus has submitted its candidature for re-election to the Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Cyprus has presented its candidature for one of the 4 seats allocated to the Asian Group for the term commencing on January 2007. The Ministry should highly appreciate the valuable support of the government of the United States of America which is an ECOSOC member, for Cyprus' re-election to the aforementioned body at the elections that will be held during the course of the resumed organizational session of ECOSOC on 10 and 11 May 2006, in New York. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Embassy of the United States of America the assurances of its highest consideration. END TEXT. SCHLICHER