Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06NICOSIA591
2006-04-20 11:11:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Nicosia
Cable title:
CYPRUS ON ASIAN CANDIDATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
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C O N F I D E N T I A L NICOSIA 000591
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/20/2016
TAGS: KUNR PHUM UNHRC UN CY
SUBJECT: CYPRUS ON ASIAN CANDIDATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
REF: STATE 60967
Classified By: Ambassador Ronald L. Schlicher, reasons 1.4 (B) and (D)
(C) On April 18, DCM delivered reftel points to Thalia
Petrides, Political Director at the Cyprus MFA. Petrides
explained that her office had made an initial selection of
those countries Cyprus may support, and a list of those it
definitely will not. She offered no details on this list,
but stated clearly that it was "extremely important" to
Cyprus that candidates for the Council have strong human
rights records (which, in Cypriot eyes, will likely include
having the "right" policies on the Cyprus problem). In
addition, Petrides expressed regret that the United States
was not itself a candidate.
SCHLICHER