MALI: UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS AND

UNCLAS BAMAKO 000908 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MNUC PARM PREL UNGA SUBJECT: MALI: UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS AND FIRST COMMITTEE DEMARCHES REF: A. STATE 123081 ¶B. STATE 101817 ¶1. The Embassy delivered demarche on UNGA resolutions with anti-Israel bias to Amadou Toure, the Deputy Director of Political Affairs at the Foreign Ministry, on November 24 (Ref. A). Toure said he would pass the information on to his superiors, but made no substantive comment beyond noting that Mali and the U.S. were on the same "wavelength" on most international issues. We noted that Mali was among those who last year voted in favor of all three of the key resolutions listed in reftel. ¶2. The Embassy also delivered reftel B demarche expressing appreciation for Mali's support of the 2008 UNGA resolution on compliance in the First Committee. MILOVANOVIC