Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06PANAMA1016
2006-05-26 20:11:00
SECRET
Embassy Panama
Cable title:
PANAMA NONCOMMITTAL ON NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT
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S E C R E T PANAMA 001016
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
PASS TO WHA/CEN TOM PIERCE
SOUTHCOM FOR POLAD
USUN NEW YORK
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/25/2016
TAGS: AORC IR KNNP PREL IAEA UNSC AMGT UNGA
SUBJECT: PANAMA NONCOMMITTAL ON NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT
DEMARCHES
REF: A. STATE 83216
B. STATE 083902
Classified By: DCM Luis Arreaga, Reasons 1.4 b and d
S E C R E T PANAMA 001016
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
PASS TO WHA/CEN TOM PIERCE
SOUTHCOM FOR POLAD
USUN NEW YORK
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/25/2016
TAGS: AORC IR KNNP PREL IAEA UNSC AMGT UNGA
SUBJECT: PANAMA NONCOMMITTAL ON NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT
DEMARCHES
REF: A. STATE 83216
B. STATE 083902
Classified By: DCM Luis Arreaga, Reasons 1.4 b and d
1. (U) Post conveyed talking points (reftels A and B) to
Panamanian MFA International Organizations Director Javier
Bonagas May 25. Bonagas was noncommittal on both subjects
but agreed to pass on the U.S. position to FM Samuel Lewis
Navarro.
2. (S) Bonagas said he realized the Non-Aligned Movement
(NAM) had lost relevance over time but that Panama would
remain a member. He was aware that the NAM planned to
consider a short document on Iran at the ministerial, but
gave no indication how Panama would vote (reftel A).
However, Bonagas wanted to pass on the message to the USG
that it was very difficult to ask countries like Iran for
concessions when the asking countries had made none. He did
not mention the United States specifically, but asked Pol
Officer to relate the need for &balanced concessions8 to
the USG.
3. (U) Bonagas did not reveal how Panama would vote on UN
reforms, but said the NAM had put together a 70 page document
on reform to discuss at the ministerial (reftel B).
According to Bonagas, the document was a &radical8 and
incohesive mix of proposals from various countries. Bonagas
said Panama planned to support Chile,s amendments to the
document but did not specify what those entailed.
EATON
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
PASS TO WHA/CEN TOM PIERCE
SOUTHCOM FOR POLAD
USUN NEW YORK
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/25/2016
TAGS: AORC IR KNNP PREL IAEA UNSC AMGT UNGA
SUBJECT: PANAMA NONCOMMITTAL ON NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT
DEMARCHES
REF: A. STATE 83216
B. STATE 083902
Classified By: DCM Luis Arreaga, Reasons 1.4 b and d
1. (U) Post conveyed talking points (reftels A and B) to
Panamanian MFA International Organizations Director Javier
Bonagas May 25. Bonagas was noncommittal on both subjects
but agreed to pass on the U.S. position to FM Samuel Lewis
Navarro.
2. (S) Bonagas said he realized the Non-Aligned Movement
(NAM) had lost relevance over time but that Panama would
remain a member. He was aware that the NAM planned to
consider a short document on Iran at the ministerial, but
gave no indication how Panama would vote (reftel A).
However, Bonagas wanted to pass on the message to the USG
that it was very difficult to ask countries like Iran for
concessions when the asking countries had made none. He did
not mention the United States specifically, but asked Pol
Officer to relate the need for &balanced concessions8 to
the USG.
3. (U) Bonagas did not reveal how Panama would vote on UN
reforms, but said the NAM had put together a 70 page document
on reform to discuss at the ministerial (reftel B).
According to Bonagas, the document was a &radical8 and
incohesive mix of proposals from various countries. Bonagas
said Panama planned to support Chile,s amendments to the
document but did not specify what those entailed.
EATON