Identifier
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06QUITO128
2006-01-17 23:35:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Quito
Cable title:
ECUADOR: FM SUPPORTS UNSC REFORM
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UNCLAS QUITO 000128
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM EC
SUBJECT: ECUADOR: FM SUPPORTS UNSC REFORM
REF: STATE 4746
UNCLAS QUITO 000128
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM EC
SUBJECT: ECUADOR: FM SUPPORTS UNSC REFORM
REF: STATE 4746
1. (SBU) The Ambassador discussed reftel points with FM
Francisco Carrion in a one-on-one meeting on January 13,
requesting GOE support for management reforms and
emphasizing the need for a more credible Human Rights
Council.
2. (SBU) FM Carrion said that the UN has great importance
to Ecuador, a small and poor country deeply committed to
the UN system. He agreed that a well-managed, transparent,
accountable and efficient UN would especially benefit
Ecuador and other developing countries. The UNSC offers a
unique opportunity for countries like Ecuador to
participate, he said. UNSC expansion should not preclude
that rotating opportunity for small countries to play a
role.
3. (SBU) Carrion was generally supportive of USG
priorities to eliminate obsolete or ineffectual programs
and give the UN SecGen the authority to re-deploy resources
from lower to higher priority programs.
4. (SBU) Carrion was enthusiastic about the creation of
the new Human Rights Council, and agreed that the UNHRC had
become "a joke." The GOE would be willing to discuss
criteria to prevent human rights violators from joining the
new Council. He did not comment substantively on the
continued need for country specific initiatives in the
Council.
5. (SBU) Comment: We will continue to discuss these UN
issues with other MFA officials but are encouraged by
Carrion's initial reaction to our reform proposals.
JEWELL
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM EC
SUBJECT: ECUADOR: FM SUPPORTS UNSC REFORM
REF: STATE 4746
1. (SBU) The Ambassador discussed reftel points with FM
Francisco Carrion in a one-on-one meeting on January 13,
requesting GOE support for management reforms and
emphasizing the need for a more credible Human Rights
Council.
2. (SBU) FM Carrion said that the UN has great importance
to Ecuador, a small and poor country deeply committed to
the UN system. He agreed that a well-managed, transparent,
accountable and efficient UN would especially benefit
Ecuador and other developing countries. The UNSC offers a
unique opportunity for countries like Ecuador to
participate, he said. UNSC expansion should not preclude
that rotating opportunity for small countries to play a
role.
3. (SBU) Carrion was generally supportive of USG
priorities to eliminate obsolete or ineffectual programs
and give the UN SecGen the authority to re-deploy resources
from lower to higher priority programs.
4. (SBU) Carrion was enthusiastic about the creation of
the new Human Rights Council, and agreed that the UNHRC had
become "a joke." The GOE would be willing to discuss
criteria to prevent human rights violators from joining the
new Council. He did not comment substantively on the
continued need for country specific initiatives in the
Council.
5. (SBU) Comment: We will continue to discuss these UN
issues with other MFA officials but are encouraged by
Carrion's initial reaction to our reform proposals.
JEWELL