DEMARCHE DELIVERED: THAI RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON

C O N F I D E N T I A L BANGKOK 005798 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR IO - LINDA LUM, AMY OSTERMEIER E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/14/2017 TAGS: AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA TH SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: THAI RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UN GENERAL ASSMEBLY RESOLUTION ON CONDEMNING RAPE REF: STATE 155063 Classified By: Political Officer Lisa Kaleczyc, reason: 1.4 (b) and (d) . ¶1. (U) Having previously provided Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department with updated information associated with the United Nations General Assembly resolution on "Eliminating the Use of Rape and Other Forms of Sexual Violence as Instruments to Achieve Political or Military Objectives," we called on the Counselor of the Social Division of the Department of International Organizations, Sirilak Niyom, on November 14 and made the points outlined in reftel. ¶2. (C) Sirilak advised that Thailand supported the resolution in principle but had not yet finalized its decision on co-sponsorship of the resolution. Sirilak said Thailand's representatives at the United Nations Mission in New York were waiting to review the final draft of the resolution and to hear the views of other countries. Sirilak had not yet received any specific comments from the Thai officials in New York on the revised resolution, but agreed to take the U.S. position into consideration. ¶3. (U) Embassy Bangkok's point of contact is Political Officer Lisa Kaleczyc. BOYCE