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07DAKAR1025
2007-05-10 17:14:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Dakar
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GUINEA-BISSAU AND SENEGAL WILL OPPOSE BELARUS IN

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O 101714Z MAY 07
FM AMEMBASSY DAKAR
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8272
INFO RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA IMMEDIATE 0818
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE 0360
RUEHZK/ECOWAS COLLECTIVE
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RUEHSK/AMEMBASSY MINSK 0006
RUEHVJ/AMEMBASSY SARAJEVO 0008
						C O N F I D E N T I A L DAKAR 001025 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR P, IO/RHS, DRL/MLGA, AF/RSA AND AF/W 
PARIS FOR POL - D'ELIA 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/10/2017 
TAGS: PHUM PREL UNHRC PU SG
SUBJECT: GUINEA-BISSAU AND SENEGAL WILL OPPOSE BELARUS IN 
UNHRC 
 
REF: A. STATE 063345 
 
     
B. STATE 058056 
 
Classified By: Ambassador Janice L. Jacobs for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L DAKAR 001025

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

STATE FOR P, IO/RHS, DRL/MLGA, AF/RSA AND AF/W
PARIS FOR POL - D'ELIA

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/10/2017
TAGS: PHUM PREL UNHRC PU SG
SUBJECT: GUINEA-BISSAU AND SENEGAL WILL OPPOSE BELARUS IN
UNHRC

REF: A. STATE 063345


B. STATE 058056

Classified By: Ambassador Janice L. Jacobs for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).


1. (C) Guinea-Bissau Watcher delivered Ref A demarche and
talking points to Bissau-Guinean Minister of Foreign Affairs,
International Cooperation and Communities Maria da Conceicao
Nobre Cabral on May 10 via telephone. Minister Cabral said
she would instruct the Bissau-Guinean Permanent
Representative in New York to oppose Belarus, nomination to
the UN Human Rights Council and instead support Slovenia and
Bosnia.


2. (C) PolOff and DCM separately demarched senior officials
at Senegal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs who assured us that
Senegal would not support Belarus and would support Slovenia
and Bosnia. Ambassador Mankeur Ndiaye, the Director of
Cabinet, welcomed Bosnia's possible candidacy and urged
coordination in New York.


3. (C) COMMENT: Embassy believes that contacting the
Bissau-Guinean and Senegalese PermReps in New York is
essential. END COMMENT.
JACOBS