DEMARCHE DELIVERED: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DPRK

UNCLAS MONTEVIDEO 000154 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS STATE ALSO FOR DRL/MLGA (GPAZ),IO/RHS (OSTERMEIER) AND WHA/BSC (KBEAMER) E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV PHUM PREL UY SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DPRK MANDATE RENEWAL REF: STATE 29458 ¶1. On March 24, 2008, Polcouns delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Julio Moreira, the MFA's new Deputy Director General for Political Affairs and to Laura Dupuy, the MFA's Americas Desk Director. The officials acknowledged the poor human rights record in North Korea (DPRK) and implied that Uruguay would be likely to support the extension of the DPRK Special Rapporteur mandate. They did not, however, immediately offer to lobby other countries in support the country-specific mandates and to co-sponsor them. Moreira said he would consult with other MFA colleagues on this issue. Embassy will report any further developments septel. Baxter