COSTA RICA URGES SUPPORT OF UNSC PRESIDENTIAL

UNCLAS SAN JOSE 000472 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/CEN RBEAL AND IO/UNP. E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL UNSC UN AORC CS SUBJECT: COSTA RICA URGES SUPPORT OF UNSC PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT ON ICC PROSECUTOR'S REPORT ¶1. Post received a diplomatic note, transmitted from the MFA on June 2, urging the U.S. to support a UNSC presidential statement on the International Criminal Court Prosecutor's Seventh Report to be issued on June 5. The note asked that the Embassy be the official conduit of the request to the Department. The note did not include the declaration text. An unofficial translation of relevant portions follows. ¶2. Begin text of diplomatic note. The Office of Foreign Policy of the Ministry of Foreign Relations gives its compliments to the Embassy and refers to the presidential declaration that UNSC members are negotiating in relation to the Seventh Report to be presented by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on June ¶5. The Office of Foreign Policy of the Ministry of Foreign Relations considers it very important that the UNSC approve a presidential declaration which indicates principles shared by our two countries, such as the end of impunity and the obligation that all States have to obey resolutions that the UNSC approves via Chapter 7 of the UN Charter. Costa Rica requests that the U.S. support the declaration. End text. ¶3. A follow-up phone call on June 4 to Deyanira Ramirez, MFA UN Desk Officer, clarified that the declaration is related to Article 39 of Chapter 7 of the Charter. Ramirez added that there was a vote on a similar resolution 1593 in 2005 regarding Sudan, and the U.S. abstained. The GOCR is requesting that the U.S. join in on consensus approval. CIANCHETTE