Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07TOKYO2188
2007-05-15 08:39:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:
JAPAN'S UNHRC VOTING STRATEGY FOR SLOVENIA,
how-toVZCZCXYZ0009 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHKO #2188 1350839 ZNY CCCCC ZZH P 150839Z MAY 07 FM AMEMBASSY TOKYO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3610 INFO RUEHZJ/HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL COLLECTIVE PRIORITY RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 4261 RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 3072
C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 002188
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/14/2017
TAGS: UNHCR PREL PHUM BL BO SI JA
SUBJECT: JAPAN'S UNHRC VOTING STRATEGY FOR SLOVENIA,
BOSNIA, AND BELARUS
REF: A. STATE 63345
¶B. TOKYO 1950
¶C. STATE 64169
Classified By: Political Minister Counselor W. Michael Meserve
for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
(C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer followed up on reftel
demarches May 15 with MOFA Human Rights Division UNHRC Desk
Officer Noriko Tanaka. Tanaka said that Japan intends to
vote for Slovenia and has offered its support to Bosnia in
exchange for Bosnia's support for Japan in next year's
election. Japan will definitely not vote for Belarus, but is
unwilling to lobby other countries to vote against Belarus,
added Tanaka. Tanaka, when asked, was unwilling to elaborate.
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