Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08RIGA721
2008-11-24 13:06:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Riga
Cable title:
LATVIA TAKES EU APPROACH TO OPPOSING UNGA
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C O N F I D E N T I A L RIGA 000721
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/23/2018
TAGS: PREL UNGA LG
SUBJECT: LATVIA TAKES EU APPROACH TO OPPOSING UNGA
RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS
REF: SECSTATE 123081
Classified By: Ambassador Charles W. Larson Jr. for reason 1.4(b)
(C) Poleconoff delivered reftel demarche to Sarmite Danne,
the MFA's First Secretary for International Organizations.
Danne stated that Latvia follows EU consensus on this topic.
She stated that the EU's position is that a one-sided
approach does not facilitate the peace process. The EU seeks
balanced text that is unbiased and proportional, and reflects
the real situation on the ground.
LARSON
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/23/2018
TAGS: PREL UNGA LG
SUBJECT: LATVIA TAKES EU APPROACH TO OPPOSING UNGA
RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS
REF: SECSTATE 123081
Classified By: Ambassador Charles W. Larson Jr. for reason 1.4(b)
(C) Poleconoff delivered reftel demarche to Sarmite Danne,
the MFA's First Secretary for International Organizations.
Danne stated that Latvia follows EU consensus on this topic.
She stated that the EU's position is that a one-sided
approach does not facilitate the peace process. The EU seeks
balanced text that is unbiased and proportional, and reflects
the real situation on the ground.
LARSON