Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06TOKYO5567
2006-09-26 10:17:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:
JAPAN OPPOSES CUBAN POSITION AT UN HUMAN RIGHTS
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C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 005567
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/26/2016
TAGS: PHUM PREL CU JA
SUBJECT: JAPAN OPPOSES CUBAN POSITION AT UN HUMAN RIGHTS
COUNCIL
REF: STATE 160278
Classified By: Political Minister Counselor W. Michael Meserve. Reason
: 1.4 (b)(d).
(C) In response to reftel demarche, MOFA Human Rights and
Humanitarian Affairs Division Principal Deputy Director
Yoriko Suzuki told Embasy Tokyo Political Section Deputy
September 26 that Japan "totally opposes" Cuba's attempt to
eliminate the UN Human Rights Council's mandate on Cuba and
its efforts to bar NGOs from participating in discussions of
country-specific resolutions. Japan particularly supports
the "transparency" that NGO participation provides to the
latter deliberations, she stated.
SCHIEFFER
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/26/2016
TAGS: PHUM PREL CU JA
SUBJECT: JAPAN OPPOSES CUBAN POSITION AT UN HUMAN RIGHTS
COUNCIL
REF: STATE 160278
Classified By: Political Minister Counselor W. Michael Meserve. Reason
: 1.4 (b)(d).
(C) In response to reftel demarche, MOFA Human Rights and
Humanitarian Affairs Division Principal Deputy Director
Yoriko Suzuki told Embasy Tokyo Political Section Deputy
September 26 that Japan "totally opposes" Cuba's attempt to
eliminate the UN Human Rights Council's mandate on Cuba and
its efforts to bar NGOs from participating in discussions of
country-specific resolutions. Japan particularly supports
the "transparency" that NGO participation provides to the
latter deliberations, she stated.
SCHIEFFER