Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07TOKYO2744
2007-06-18 09:22:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:
JAPAN WILL SUPPORT DE ALBA PROPOSAL TO UNHRC
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C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 002744
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/18/2017
TAGS: PHUM PREL UNHCR AADP JA
SUBJECT: JAPAN WILL SUPPORT DE ALBA PROPOSAL TO UNHRC
REF: A. TOKYO 2651
¶B. STATE 80095
Classified By: Political Section Deputy Carol T. Reynolds. Reasons 1.4
(b) and (d).
(C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer contacted Yoriko
Suzuiki, Principal Deputy Director for MOFA's Human Rights
and Humanitarian Affairs Division, to follow up on ref B
message concerning Japan's position on retaining UNHRC
country specific mandates for Cuba and Belarus and inclusion
of any Israel-related items to the Council's agenda. Suzuki
said that UNHRC Ambassador De Alba would be submitting a
proposal retaining two country specific mandates (North Korea
and Myanmar),but dropping Cuba and Belarus. Furthermore,
Article 7 of De Alba's proposal will mention "Human Rights
violations in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories."
Part 2 of Article Seven, according to Suzuki, mentions
Palestine's right to self-determination. Suzuki said that
while the text of the proposal does not mention Israel by
name, an annex does specifically mention human rights abuses
related to "Israel's occupation of Palestine." When asked
whether Japan would support this proposal, she replied that
Japan found it to be an "acceptable compromise" and that it
is "high time to come to an agreement on this issue so that
the council can focus on institution building."
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