ISLAMABAD OIC MEETING COULD ENDORSE BOSNIA FOR

C O N F I D E N T I A L USUN NEW YORK 000372 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/14/2012 TAGS: PREL UNGA PHUM SUBJECT: ISLAMABAD OIC MEETING COULD ENDORSE BOSNIA FOR HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Classified By: AMBASSADOR MILLER FOR REASONS 1.4 B/D ¶1. (C) Mission has learned from Pakistani Ambassador Akram (currently in Islamabad) that there is a strong possibility that the OIC meeting convening May 15 in Islamabad could endorse Bosnia,s candidacy for the Human Rights Council. Akram indicated that he would be willing to move for the endorsement if the Bosnian representative brought the issue to the floor. ¶2. (C) Mission has confirmed with the Bosnian ambassador here that Bosnia will indeed be represented at the Islamabad meeting at the Ministerial level and does intend to raise the HRC election. He thanked us for the information from Akram, which he promised to convey to his minister. ¶3. (C) Department and/or Embassy Islamabad may wish to confirm the above strategy with the Pakistani and Bosnian authorities on site for the Islamabad meeting. KHALILZAD