CZECH CANDIDATURE - HRC

UNCLAS GENEVA 000261 SIPDIS SIPDIS IO/UNP E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM UNHRC AORC UN EZ SUBJECT: CZECH CANDIDATURE - HRC ¶1. (U) U.S. Mission Geneva received a diplomatic note from the Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic requesting U.S. Government support for the Czech candidature to the Human Rights Council at elections to be held in the United Nations General Assembly in ¶2008. ¶2. (U) Mission has responded that the information contained in the note has been forwarded to the appropriate authorities of the USG for their attention. ¶3. (U) A copy of the diplomatic note has been e-mailed to IO/UNP, IO-RHS, L-HRR. ¶4. (U) Begin text: No. 88/2007 The Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to the United Nations Office and other International Organisations in Geneva presents its compliments to the Permanent Missions of Member States of the United Nations in Geneva and has the honour to convey that the Government of the Czech Republic has decided to present its candidature to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the period 2008 - 2011, at the elections to be held during the 62nd session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2008. The Permanent Mission would like to recall, that the Government of the Czech Republic attaches a great importance to the promotion and protection of human rights as well as to the implementation of the relevant obligations. As a member of the UN Commission on Human Rights from 1997 to 2002, and the current member of the UN Human Rights Council, the Czech Republic has played an active role in strengthening the human rights rules and principles which tradition it would like to continue. The Government of the Czech Republic would highly appreciate the valuable support of Member States of the United Nations for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Permanent Missions of the Member States of the United Nations in Geneva the assurances of its highest consideration. Geneva, 25 January 2007. End text. Tichenor