AFGHANISTAN SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR COMMITTEE

C O N F I D E N T I A L KABUL 004020 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA.FO DAS GASTRIGHT, SCA/A, NSC FOR JWOOD IO/RHS E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/09/2019 TAGS: PHUM PREL UNGA AF SUBJECT: AFGHANISTAN SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION REF: SECSTATE 157655 Classified By: Pol Counselor S Rosenberry for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). ¶1. (U) On December 07, Post delivered reftel points and materials to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan regarding the candidacy of Pierre Richard-Prosper to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Committee. On December 08, G. Seddiq Rasuli, Deputy Director of the United Nations and International Conferences Department of the MFA provided poloff a copy of a note verbale. The text of the note verbale is below. Begin text: Date: December 08, 2007 No: 6155 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America in Kabul and responds to its letter No. 07 -3191 dated November 18, 2007: Considering the friendly relationship between the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the United States of America, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan supports the candidacy of Mr. Pierre Richard Prosper to the Committee for Eradication of Racial Discrimination (CERD). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan avails itself of the opportunity to renew to the Embassy of the United States the assurance of its highest consideration. End text. DELL