Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07QUITO2643
2007-12-14 19:26:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Quito
Cable title:
ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UNGA PLENARY VOTES ON
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C O N F I D E N T I A L QUITO 002643
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/05/2016
TAGS: PHUM PGOV UNGA EC
SUBJECT: ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UNGA PLENARY VOTES ON
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS
REF: A. STATE 163935
B. QUITO 2531
Classified By: DCM Jefferson Brown for Reasons 1.4 (B&D)
C O N F I D E N T I A L QUITO 002643
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/05/2016
TAGS: PHUM PGOV UNGA EC
SUBJECT: ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UNGA PLENARY VOTES ON
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS
REF: A. STATE 163935
B. QUITO 2531
Classified By: DCM Jefferson Brown for Reasons 1.4 (B&D)
1. (SBU) Poloff delivered relevant points on U.S. UNGA Third
Committee country specific resolutions to Augusto Saa, MFA
Director General of Multilateral Affairs, on December 14,
2007.
2. (C) Saa first reiterated a previous MFA statement
(reftel) that Ecuador is a strong proponent of the protection
of human rights, and that Ecuador's voting reflects its
position that country-specific issues on human rights should
be handled by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
3. (C) Saa said that Ecuador would abstain on all four
country resolutions, including Belarus. During a previous
demarche (reftel),the MFA indicated that it may vote yes on
Belarus, but ended up voting no to the no action motion, and
then were absent during the Belarus specific vote.
JEWELL
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/05/2016
TAGS: PHUM PGOV UNGA EC
SUBJECT: ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UNGA PLENARY VOTES ON
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS
REF: A. STATE 163935
B. QUITO 2531
Classified By: DCM Jefferson Brown for Reasons 1.4 (B&D)
1. (SBU) Poloff delivered relevant points on U.S. UNGA Third
Committee country specific resolutions to Augusto Saa, MFA
Director General of Multilateral Affairs, on December 14,
2007.
2. (C) Saa first reiterated a previous MFA statement
(reftel) that Ecuador is a strong proponent of the protection
of human rights, and that Ecuador's voting reflects its
position that country-specific issues on human rights should
be handled by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
3. (C) Saa said that Ecuador would abstain on all four
country resolutions, including Belarus. During a previous
demarche (reftel),the MFA indicated that it may vote yes on
Belarus, but ended up voting no to the no action motion, and
then were absent during the Belarus specific vote.
JEWELL