Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07MANAMA438
2007-05-15 11:39:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Manama
Cable title:  

BAHRAIN TO VOTE FOR SLOVENIA, BOSNIA, IN HUMAN

Tags:  PREL PHUM BA ROW 
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VZCZCXRO5421
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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