MEXICO CANDIDACY TO UNSC

UNCLAS MEXICO 000964 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR IO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL PHUM PARM UN MX SUBJECT: MEXICO CANDIDACY TO UNSC ¶1. Julian Juarez, the Deputy Director General of the Office of Peace and International Security in the Foreign Ministry's UN Office, advised Deputy PolCouns 4/2 that Mexico had secured GRULAC's support for Mexico's bid for a UNSC seat for the 2009-2010 term. Mexico appreciated the importance of the U.S. role in the UN and welcomed greater insight into U.S. priorities for the UN in the coming years. Deputy PolCouns deferred to U.S. experts in the Department and New York on the UN but noted informally the continued emphasis we would likely place on 1)UNreform; 2)strengthening efforts to combat proliferation threats in Iran and elsewhere; and 3) reclaiming UN leadership on human rights issues. Juarez signaled Mexico may take up its candidacy with the U.S. at the upcoming SSP Leaders Summit in New Orleans on 4/21-4/22. ¶2. Action Request: Embassy requests Department review U.S. priorities for the UN that we could share with the GoM. Visit Mexico City's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/mexicocity and the North American Partnership Blog at http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/nap / GARZA