Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07MUSCAT453
2007-05-08 11:25:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Muscat
Cable title:
BELARUS CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: OMAN
how-toVZCZCXYZ0001 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHMS #0453 1281125 ZNR UUUUU ZZH R 081125Z MAY 07 FM AMEMBASSY MUSCAT TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 8196 INFO RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 0146
UNCLAS MUSCAT 000453
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR IO/RHS, DRL/MLGA, EUR/PGI AND NEA/ARP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREL UNHRC MU
SUBJECT: BELARUS CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: OMAN
REF: STATE 58054
(SBU) The Ambassador raised reftel points on May 1 with
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Under Secretary Sayyid Badr
al-Busaidi and urged Oman not to vote for Belarus in its bid
for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council. Post also
delivered this information via formal diplomatic note to the
MFA. Any substantive response from the Omani government will
be reported septel.
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