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07GENEVA261
2007-02-02 16:00:00
UNCLASSIFIED
US Mission Geneva
Cable title:  

CZECH CANDIDATURE - HRC

Tags:  PHUM UNHRC AORC UN EZ 
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UNCLAS GENEVA 000261 

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IO/UNP

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM UNHRC AORC UN EZ
SUBJECT: 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