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C O N F I D E N T I A L SOFIA 001559
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/13/2016 TAGS: PHUM PREL KTIA UNGA BU SUBJECT: BULGARIA MOST LIKELY TO SUPPORT COUNTRY-SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS
REF: A. SOFIA 1540
B. SECSTATE 182267
Classified By: DCM Karagiannis for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
(C) On November 13, Christina Yotova of MFA's Human Rights Directorate confirmed that Bulgaria will vote for EU-sponsored resolutions on Burma and North Korea and will most likely support the resolutions on Belarus, Uzbekistan, and Iran. She says the GOB supports our views in general but the official decision will be made by the country's delegation in New York. The head of the Directorate Andrei Tehov is traveling to New York today, Nov. 13. BEYRLE