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08KIGALI798
2008-11-12 15:57:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Kigali
Cable title:
RWANDA ON NO-ACTION MOTIONS ON IRAN, BURMA, DPRK
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UNCLAS KIGALI 000798
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM RW
SUBJECT: RWANDA ON NO-ACTION MOTIONS ON IRAN, BURMA, DPRK
REF: 93981
UNCLAS KIGALI 000798
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM RW
SUBJECT: RWANDA ON NO-ACTION MOTIONS ON IRAN, BURMA, DPRK
REF: 93981
1.(SBU) Pol/Econ Chief spoke on November 12 with Rwandan
Foreign Ministry International Organizations Director Ben
Rutsinga on the three UN Third Committee no-action motions
pending on Iran, Burma and North Korea. As he has in the
past, Rutysinga indicated that Rwanda often abstains on such
motions, or does not participate, given Rwanda's "skeletal"
staff in New York, and their inability to keep abreast of the
full range of issues and votes at play at the UN. He did
agree that there was no Africa Group position on any of the
three no-action motions, and that Rwanda's general preference
was for human rights resolutions to be debated and voted
upon, rather than be short-circuited by no-action motions.
He did not indicate exactly how Rwanda would vote on any of
the three motions, but said that efforts to engage Rwanda's
UN Representative would be useful.
SYMINGTON
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM RW
SUBJECT: RWANDA ON NO-ACTION MOTIONS ON IRAN, BURMA, DPRK
REF: 93981
1.(SBU) Pol/Econ Chief spoke on November 12 with Rwandan
Foreign Ministry International Organizations Director Ben
Rutsinga on the three UN Third Committee no-action motions
pending on Iran, Burma and North Korea. As he has in the
past, Rutysinga indicated that Rwanda often abstains on such
motions, or does not participate, given Rwanda's "skeletal"
staff in New York, and their inability to keep abreast of the
full range of issues and votes at play at the UN. He did
agree that there was no Africa Group position on any of the
three no-action motions, and that Rwanda's general preference
was for human rights resolutions to be debated and voted
upon, rather than be short-circuited by no-action motions.
He did not indicate exactly how Rwanda would vote on any of
the three motions, but said that efforts to engage Rwanda's
UN Representative would be useful.
SYMINGTON