Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07TOKYO1950
2007-05-01 10:12:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:
JAPAN OPPOSES BELARUS BID FOR HRC, UNCOMMITTED
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C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 001950
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/30/2017
TAGS: PHUM PREL UNHRC JA
SUBJECT: JAPAN OPPOSES BELARUS BID FOR HRC, UNCOMMITTED
ABOUT THIRD COUNTRY
REF: STATE 058036
Classified By: Acting Deputy Chief of Mission W. Michael Meserve for re
asons 1.4 (b) and (d)
(C) Embassy Political Officer delivered reftel demarche May
1 to MOFA Human Rights Division officer Noriko Tanaka.
Tanaka said that Japan will not vote for any country with a
bad human rights record, including Belarus. Japan cannot
commit to supporting an undesignated third country, but will
evaluate any new candidates based on their human rights
record, she finished.
DONOVAN
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/30/2017
TAGS: PHUM PREL UNHRC JA
SUBJECT: JAPAN OPPOSES BELARUS BID FOR HRC, UNCOMMITTED
ABOUT THIRD COUNTRY
REF: STATE 058036
Classified By: Acting Deputy Chief of Mission W. Michael Meserve for re
asons 1.4 (b) and (d)
(C) Embassy Political Officer delivered reftel demarche May
1 to MOFA Human Rights Division officer Noriko Tanaka.
Tanaka said that Japan will not vote for any country with a
bad human rights record, including Belarus. Japan cannot
commit to supporting an undesignated third country, but will
evaluate any new candidates based on their human rights
record, she finished.
DONOVAN