Identifier
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08COLOMBO65
2008-01-14 11:49:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Colombo
Cable title:  

SRI LANKA TO SUPPORT US CANDIDATE FOR CERD ELECTION

Tags:  PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA CE 
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O 141149Z JAN 08
FM AMEMBASSY COLOMBO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 7554
INFO RUEHKA/AMEMBASSY DHAKA PRIORITY 0686
RUEHIL/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD PRIORITY 7674
RUEHKT/AMEMBASSY KATHMANDU PRIORITY 5854
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON PRIORITY 4218
RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI PRIORITY 1768
RUEHNY/AMEMBASSY OSLO PRIORITY 4226
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO PRIORITY 3322
RUEHCG/AMCONSUL CHENNAI PRIORITY 8282
RUEHBI/AMCONSUL MUMBAI PRIORITY 5791
RUEHON/AMCONSUL TORONTO PRIORITY 0510
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 2586
RHHMUNA/HQ USPACOM HONOLULU HI PRIORITY
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RHEHAAA/NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS PRIORITY
UNCLAS COLOMBO 000065 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR SCA/INS, IO/RHS, USUN AND US 
MISSION GENEVA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA CE
SUBJECT: SRI LANKA TO SUPPORT US CANDIDATE FOR CERD ELECTION 
 
REF: STATE 169375 
 
Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister 
Rohitha Bogollagama on January 11. Acting Foreign Secretary 
Maduwegedera informed POLOFF on January 14 that Sri Lanka 
will support U.S. candidate Pierre-Richard Prosper for 
re-election to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial 
Discrimination on January 17. Post received a diplomatic 
note confirming this decision on January 14. 
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