MALTA ON HUMAN RIGHTS THEMATIC RESOLUTIONS

UNCLAS VALLETTA 000355 SIPDIS FOR DRL/MLGA - GIANNI PAZ IO/RHS - AMY OSTERMEIER EUR/WE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EUN PREL UNGA MT SUBJECT: MALTA ON HUMAN RIGHTS THEMATIC RESOLUTIONS REF: STATE 122654 ¶1. Charge conveyed reftel objectives to MFA Director-General for Political Affairs John Inguanez on August 31st. Inguanez thanked Charge for sharing the U.S. position, which he said would be useful for the "internal EU deliberations" that would precede any decisions. ¶2. Inguanez noted that the question of a moratorium on capital punishment had recently been "the subject of prolonged debate within the EU," and that a position had already been agreed upon "at the political level." DAVIS #