Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07SANJOSE202
2007-02-02 16:58:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy San Jose
Cable title:
COSTA RICA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SEAT
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UNCLAS SAN JOSE 000202
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR WHA/CEN JASON MACK AND IO/RHS AND DRL/MLGA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREL UNHRC CS
SUBJECT: COSTA RICA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SEAT
REF: STATE 10652
UNCLAS SAN JOSE 000202
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR WHA/CEN JASON MACK AND IO/RHS AND DRL/MLGA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREL UNHRC CS
SUBJECT: COSTA RICA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SEAT
REF: STATE 10652
1. (U) Per reftel, on January 30, Poloff discussed the May
UN Human Rights Council (HRC) election with Tatiana Vargas,
head of the international candidacies division within the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Poloff noted the USG's concerns
about the performance of the HRC to date and encouraged Costa
Rica, with its strong democratic tradition and respect for
human rights, to run for the seat. Vargas indicated that she
has not received instruction from superiors to present a
candidacy for this seat and that the MFA's 2007 priority is
the UN Security Council seat election in October.
2. (SBU) On February 1, PolCouns followed up with Antonio
Alarcon, CoS to FM Bruno Stagno. Alarcon understood
immediately the importance of having strong democracies as
members of the UNHRC, but he confirmed that the MFA,s (and
GOCR,s) prime UN objective was the October UNSC elections.
He expressed the personal opinion, in fact, that the UNSC
seat would be the only position Costa Rica seeks in 2007.
However, Alarcon undertook to consult with Stagno (currently
in New York) before responding to us definitively on February
2.
LANGDALE
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR WHA/CEN JASON MACK AND IO/RHS AND DRL/MLGA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREL UNHRC CS
SUBJECT: COSTA RICA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SEAT
REF: STATE 10652
1. (U) Per reftel, on January 30, Poloff discussed the May
UN Human Rights Council (HRC) election with Tatiana Vargas,
head of the international candidacies division within the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Poloff noted the USG's concerns
about the performance of the HRC to date and encouraged Costa
Rica, with its strong democratic tradition and respect for
human rights, to run for the seat. Vargas indicated that she
has not received instruction from superiors to present a
candidacy for this seat and that the MFA's 2007 priority is
the UN Security Council seat election in October.
2. (SBU) On February 1, PolCouns followed up with Antonio
Alarcon, CoS to FM Bruno Stagno. Alarcon understood
immediately the importance of having strong democracies as
members of the UNHRC, but he confirmed that the MFA,s (and
GOCR,s) prime UN objective was the October UNSC elections.
He expressed the personal opinion, in fact, that the UNSC
seat would be the only position Costa Rica seeks in 2007.
However, Alarcon undertook to consult with Stagno (currently
in New York) before responding to us definitively on February
2.
LANGDALE