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09ATHENS513
2009-04-07 08:52:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Athens
Cable title:
GREECE SUPPORTS US CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
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UNCLAS ATHENS 000513
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREL GR UN
SUBJECT: GREECE SUPPORTS US CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
REF: SECSTATE 31175
UNCLAS ATHENS 000513
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREL GR UN
SUBJECT: GREECE SUPPORTS US CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
REF: SECSTATE 31175
1. (U) On April 6, Poloffs delivered reftel points on the U.S.
candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to Ambassador
Tryphon S. Paraskevopoulos, Director of UN and International
Specialized Organizations and Conferences at the Greek Ministry of
Foreign Affairs (MFA) and George Panagiotidis, Embassy AttachC) for
the UN Directorate at the MFA. Paraskevopoulos opened by noting
with great delight that he had just transmitted instructions that
Greece would support this U.S. candidacy. Following this,
Panagiotidis confirmed Paraskevopoulos's sentiments by immediately
expressing his pleasure for the U.S. candidacy, which he believed
would increase the prestige of the UNHRC. He also mentioned that he
was greatly looking forward to this new cooperation with the U.S.
Panagiotidis finally added that Greece would also be a candidate to
the UNHRC in 2012, in hopes of U.S. backing.
SPECKHARD
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREL GR UN
SUBJECT: GREECE SUPPORTS US CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
REF: SECSTATE 31175
1. (U) On April 6, Poloffs delivered reftel points on the U.S.
candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to Ambassador
Tryphon S. Paraskevopoulos, Director of UN and International
Specialized Organizations and Conferences at the Greek Ministry of
Foreign Affairs (MFA) and George Panagiotidis, Embassy AttachC) for
the UN Directorate at the MFA. Paraskevopoulos opened by noting
with great delight that he had just transmitted instructions that
Greece would support this U.S. candidacy. Following this,
Panagiotidis confirmed Paraskevopoulos's sentiments by immediately
expressing his pleasure for the U.S. candidacy, which he believed
would increase the prestige of the UNHRC. He also mentioned that he
was greatly looking forward to this new cooperation with the U.S.
Panagiotidis finally added that Greece would also be a candidate to
the UNHRC in 2012, in hopes of U.S. backing.
SPECKHARD