CROATIA SUPPORTS OUR APPROACH ON UN REFORM

C O N F I D E N T I A L ZAGREB 000046

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DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/SCE, IO/UNP

E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/13/2016
TAGS: PREL PHUM ADCO HR
SUBJECT: CROATIA SUPPORTS OUR APPROACH ON UN REFORM

REF: A. SECSTATE 4746

B. STATE 4745

Classified By: Poloff Justin Friedman, reasons 1.4 (b) & (d)


1. (C) Charge delivered reftels demarch to MFA State
Secretary Hido Biscevic on January 11. Biscevic responded

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that the GoC supported the U.S. approach to UN reform and
that he would instruct the Croatian mission in New York to
work with the U.S. mission to coordinate its postion. On
January 12, Biscevic confirmed to Charge that the instruction
had been issued to the Croatian mission.


2. (C) Poloff followed up on January 12 with Branko Zebic,
Deputy Head of the UN Office at the MFA. Zebic elaborated
that the GoC fully supported the U.S. position on management
reforms. On the Human Rights Council, Croatia supported the
Council as conceived, but preferred to see a larger
membership than in the U.S. proposal. Zebic stressed that it
would be easier for Croatia to support the U.S. position if
the U.S. could reach consensus with the EU.
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