Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06SEOUL3673
2006-10-26 07:53:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Seoul
Cable title:
ROKG PROBABLY TO ABSTAIN ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON
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UNCLAS SEOUL 003673
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREL PTER UNGA KS IS LE
SUBJECT: ROKG PROBABLY TO ABSTAIN ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON
HUMAN RIGHTS AND CHILDREN IN LEBANON
REF: STATE 176793
(SBU) On October 24, poloff delivered reftel points urging
capitals to vote against two unbalanced, anti-Israel
resolutions in the Third Committee, to Kim Moon-hahn,
Director of MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Division.
On October 26, Kim responded that the ROKG had carefully
read reftel points and fully agreed that the NAM was
politicizing issues. The ROKG does not want either
resolution to pass, but it had not decided whether to vote
against or abstain. Kim said that his personal sense was
that the ROKG would abstain, even if it agreed with the USG
position, in an effort to remain neutral on divisive Middle
East issues.
VERSHBOW
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREL PTER UNGA KS IS LE
SUBJECT: ROKG PROBABLY TO ABSTAIN ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON
HUMAN RIGHTS AND CHILDREN IN LEBANON
REF: STATE 176793
(SBU) On October 24, poloff delivered reftel points urging
capitals to vote against two unbalanced, anti-Israel
resolutions in the Third Committee, to Kim Moon-hahn,
Director of MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Division.
On October 26, Kim responded that the ROKG had carefully
read reftel points and fully agreed that the NAM was
politicizing issues. The ROKG does not want either
resolution to pass, but it had not decided whether to vote
against or abstain. Kim said that his personal sense was
that the ROKG would abstain, even if it agreed with the USG
position, in an effort to remain neutral on divisive Middle
East issues.
VERSHBOW