Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08OUAGADOUGOU1066
2008-12-04 07:36:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ouagadougou
Cable title:
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH
how-toR 040736Z DEC 08 FM AMEMBASSY OUAGADOUGOU TO SECSTATE WASHDC 4407 INFO USMISSION USUN NEW YORK
C O N F I D E N T I A L OUAGADOUGOU 001066
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/03/2018
TAGS: PREL UNGA IS PA LE SY UV
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH
ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS
Classified by Samuel C. Laeuchli, Deputy Chief of Mission, for
reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
REF: STATE 123081
(C) On December 1, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Issa Soma,
the acting director of Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs (MOFA). Soma said he fully understood the dilemma
the U.S. presented and commented that the question of whether to
support the resolutions discussed in reftel was a political question
that he could not adequately address at his level. However, Soma
said he would discuss the issue with his superiors and invited the
U.S. mission to the U.N. to discuss draft resolutions with the
Burkina Faso's permanent mission. Finally, Soma said that Burkina
Faso wants, above all, for the Palestinians, Israelis, and others
groups involved, to live in harmony and to be treated equally by the
international community.
JACKSON
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/03/2018
TAGS: PREL UNGA IS PA LE SY UV
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH
ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS
Classified by Samuel C. Laeuchli, Deputy Chief of Mission, for
reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
REF: STATE 123081
(C) On December 1, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Issa Soma,
the acting director of Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs (MOFA). Soma said he fully understood the dilemma
the U.S. presented and commented that the question of whether to
support the resolutions discussed in reftel was a political question
that he could not adequately address at his level. However, Soma
said he would discuss the issue with his superiors and invited the
U.S. mission to the U.N. to discuss draft resolutions with the
Burkina Faso's permanent mission. Finally, Soma said that Burkina
Faso wants, above all, for the Palestinians, Israelis, and others
groups involved, to live in harmony and to be treated equally by the
international community.
JACKSON