Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07RABAT1513
2007-09-21 16:01:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Rabat
Cable title:
MOROCCO ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE 62ND UN GENERAL
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C O N F I D E N T I A L RABAT 001513
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/21/2017
TAGS: PREL UNGA MO
SUBJECT: MOROCCO ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE 62ND UN GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
REF: A. STATE 130775
B. RABAT 1441
Classified by Polcouns Craig Karp for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L RABAT 001513
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/21/2017
TAGS: PREL UNGA MO
SUBJECT: MOROCCO ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE 62ND UN GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
REF: A. STATE 130775
B. RABAT 1441
Classified by Polcouns Craig Karp for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (C) Drawing from ref A, Polcouns provided MFA IO Chief
(A/S equivalent) Nasser Bourita an overview of U.S.
priorities for the upcoming UN General Assembly session
during a September 18 meeting. Bourita reacted to several
points in the presentation:
-- On Iraq, he noted Morocco's consistent support for the
Iraqi government and its hope that Iraqi national unity will
be strengthened;
-- On the Middle East, he asserted that Morocco has been
working quietly to convince fellow members of the Arab Group
that repetitive and "inflated" UNGA resolutions on the
Arab-Israeli dispute were counterproductive. He noted a
trend toward decreasing international support for such
resolutions - "Europe and most of Latin America no longer
vote for these resolutions," he observed;
-- On Kosovo, he reminded us that Morocco has contributed
troops to the peacekeeping contingent there;
-- On Human Rights, Bourita said that Morocco would submit a
statement calling on member states to recognize the political
and legal import of the Universal Declaration on the 60th
anniversary of its passage. Morocco was looking at
suggestions on how the declaration could be "enriched" by
additional (unspecified) commitments on rights;
-- On UN reform, he asserted that Morocco was supportive but
"for us it is less technical and more political... we need
your political vision... there should be an opportunity to
reflect on the process and consider what our ultimate
objective should be." Reform should not become a perennial
agenda item, he concluded.
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Visit Embassy Rabat's Classified Website;
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/rabat
*****************************************
RILEY
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/21/2017
TAGS: PREL UNGA MO
SUBJECT: MOROCCO ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE 62ND UN GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
REF: A. STATE 130775
B. RABAT 1441
Classified by Polcouns Craig Karp for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (C) Drawing from ref A, Polcouns provided MFA IO Chief
(A/S equivalent) Nasser Bourita an overview of U.S.
priorities for the upcoming UN General Assembly session
during a September 18 meeting. Bourita reacted to several
points in the presentation:
-- On Iraq, he noted Morocco's consistent support for the
Iraqi government and its hope that Iraqi national unity will
be strengthened;
-- On the Middle East, he asserted that Morocco has been
working quietly to convince fellow members of the Arab Group
that repetitive and "inflated" UNGA resolutions on the
Arab-Israeli dispute were counterproductive. He noted a
trend toward decreasing international support for such
resolutions - "Europe and most of Latin America no longer
vote for these resolutions," he observed;
-- On Kosovo, he reminded us that Morocco has contributed
troops to the peacekeeping contingent there;
-- On Human Rights, Bourita said that Morocco would submit a
statement calling on member states to recognize the political
and legal import of the Universal Declaration on the 60th
anniversary of its passage. Morocco was looking at
suggestions on how the declaration could be "enriched" by
additional (unspecified) commitments on rights;
-- On UN reform, he asserted that Morocco was supportive but
"for us it is less technical and more political... we need
your political vision... there should be an opportunity to
reflect on the process and consider what our ultimate
objective should be." Reform should not become a perennial
agenda item, he concluded.
*****************************************
Visit Embassy Rabat's Classified Website;
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/rabat
*****************************************
RILEY