Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07MANAMA438
2007-05-15 11:39:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Manama
Cable title:
BAHRAIN TO VOTE FOR SLOVENIA, BOSNIA, IN HUMAN
how-toVZCZCXRO5421 OO RUEHDE RUEHDIR DE RUEHMK #0438 1351139 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 151139Z MAY 07 FM AMEMBASSY MANAMA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6812 INFO RUEHZM/GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL COLLECTIVE PRIORITY RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 0246 RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 0086 RHMFISS/HQ USCENTCOM MACDILL AFB FL PRIORITY RHBVAKS/COMUSNAVCENT PRIORITY
C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 000438
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
FOR P, NEA/ARP, IO/RHS, DRL/MLGA, EUR/PGI
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/15/2017
TAGS: PREL PHUM BA ROW
SUBJECT: BAHRAIN TO VOTE FOR SLOVENIA, BOSNIA, IN HUMAN
RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION
REF: A. STATE 64169
¶B. MANAMA 0427
¶C. STATE 63345
¶D. MANAMA 0407
¶E. STATE 58054
Classified By: DCM Susan L. Ziadeh for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
(C) Further to Ref B, the Ambassador May 15 discussed the
upcoming UN Human Rights Council election with MFA Assistant
Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul
Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Indicating that Bosnia had
officially announced its candidacy, the Ambassador said that
Bahrain could now avoid Belarus by voting in favor of two
alternative candidates. Shaikh Abdul Aziz said that he and
his staff had discussed the election earlier that day and had
decided to vote in favor of Slovenia and Bosnia for the two
Eastern European group seats.
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