PARAGUAY ON BELARUS AT UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL:

C O N F I D E N T I A L ASUNCION 000386

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

FOR P FROM CHARGE

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/10/2027
TAGS: PHUM PREL PGOV UNHRC PA
SUBJECT: PARAGUAY ON BELARUS AT UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL:
"NOT."

REF: A. STATE 63345


B. STATE 58056

Classified By: CDA Michael J. Fitzpatrick; Reasons 1.4(b),(d)


1. (C) POL staff delivered reftel points to Ana Maria
Baiardi, the MFA's Director General of Multilateral Policy,
and Terumi Matsuo, the MFA's Director for International
Organizations. Baiardi conveyed that Paraguay shared our
concerns regarding Belarus and had no intention of supporting
Belarus. Baiardi said France and Germany had already called
on her to convey similar concerns regarding Belarus'
candidacy.


2. (C) We can rely on Paraguay not to support Belarus. CDA
is in touch with French and German counterparts here to
ensure Paraguay instructs permrep to actively urge other UNGA
members to support Slovenia and Bosnia.



FITZPATRICK