Identifier
Created
Classification
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06PORTAUPRINCE2396
2006-12-18 19:05:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Port Au Prince
Cable title:
GOH UNAWARE OF DECEMBER 19 VOTE
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UNCLAS PORT AU PRINCE 002396
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/CAR
DRL/MLGA
IO/RHS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREL UNGA HA
SUBJECT: GOH UNAWARE OF DECEMBER 19 VOTE
REF: SECSTATE 199234
Poloff delivered referenced demarche on December 15 to
ministry of foreign affairs political director Weiner Jean
Baptiste. Jean Baptiste did not know if or how Haiti voted
previously on the two resolutions and was not aware that Iran
and Belarus would seek to overturn the results on December
¶19. He asked Poloff for help obtaining copies of the
resolutions and promised regardless that a representative
from Haiti would be in session December 19 to vote. Haiti
will not necessarily vote with the CARICOM block on these two
resolutions, although they do seek harmony on some
resolutions, according to Jean Baptiste. Poloff and Jean
Baptiste agreed to re-address Haiti's stance on the two
resolutions December 18, the date by which Jean Baptiste
hopes to have more information. (Note: Poloff sent copies of
the two resolutions from the UN web site which show that
Haiti abstained from both votes. End note.)
SANDERSON