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07ASTANA1261
2007-05-11 06:00:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Astana
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KAZAKHSTAN UNLIKELY TO OPPOSE BELARUS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

Tags:  PHUM PREL UNHCR KZ 
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OO RUEHAST
DE RUEHTA #1261 1310600
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 110600Z MAY 07
FM AMEMBASSY ASTANA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9413
INFO RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE 1877
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA IMMEDIATE 0955
RUEHAST/USOFFICE ALMATY
UNCLAS ASTANA 001261 

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DEPT FOR IO/RHS, DRL/MLGA, EUR/PGI

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREL UNHCR KZ
SUBJECT: KAZAKHSTAN UNLIKELY TO OPPOSE BELARUS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
CANDIDACY

REF: A) State 58056, B) State 63345
UNCLAS ASTANA 001261

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

DEPT FOR IO/RHS, DRL/MLGA, EUR/PGI

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREL UNHCR KZ
SUBJECT: KAZAKHSTAN UNLIKELY TO OPPOSE BELARUS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
CANDIDACY

REF: A) State 58056, B) State 63345

1.(SBU) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche to the MFA Department of
International Organizations and Security Issues on May 4. Almabek
Demessinov, the head of the United Nations section, said that
Kazakhstan would consider the USG positions set forth in the
demarche. However, Demessinov predicted that Kazakhstan would
follow its normal policy of supporting the candidacies of fellow CIS
countries. Post notes that Kazakhstan voted against the December
2006 United Nations resolution condemning human rights practices in
Belarus.


2. (SBU) In addition, the UK Embassy has advised us that their home
office believes it will be futile to convince Kazakhstan on this
issue, and thus did not instruct their embassy to demarche the
government.


3. (SBU) Comment: Based on the above and the Government of
Kazakhstan's past voting practices on these matters, Post believes
that Kazakhstan will support Belarus's candidacy for the Human
Rights Council and that it would be counterproductive to pursue the
demarche further. End comment.

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