Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09BUCHAREST806
2009-12-04 08:32:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Bucharest
Cable title:
DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SUPPORTING ROMANIA'S CANDIDACY
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BUCHAREST 000806
SIPDIS
EUR/CE FOR ASCHEIBE AND IO/HR COLLEEN NEVILLE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/03/2019
TAGS: PHUM PREL KDEM RO
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SUPPORTING ROMANIA'S CANDIDACY
FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
REF: STATE 120835
Classified By: DCM JERI GUTHRIE-CORN FOR REASONS 1.4 (B) and (D)
C O N F I D E N T I A L BUCHAREST 000806
SIPDIS
EUR/CE FOR ASCHEIBE AND IO/HR COLLEEN NEVILLE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/03/2019
TAGS: PHUM PREL KDEM RO
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SUPPORTING ROMANIA'S CANDIDACY
FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
REF: STATE 120835
Classified By: DCM JERI GUTHRIE-CORN FOR REASONS 1.4 (B) and (D)
1. (C) POLOFF delivered reftel demarche to Razvan Rotundu,
Director of the Human Rights and Council of Europe Division
at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania, on December 2.
Rotundu stated Romania will run for the Human Rights Council
in May 2010, competing against Georgia and the Czech Republic
as representative for Eastern Europe. Romania already served
on the Council from 2006 until 2008 and is well-qualified for
the position with experienced staff, said Rotundu.
2. (C) Based on criteria outlined in reftel, Post believes
Department should support Romania's candidacy. Romania has
adequate resources both in Geneva and for frequent travel.
Romania shares our concern that the Council has not focused
sufficiently on country-specific issues, and Rotundu noted
the exception of disproportionate, biased criticism of
Israel. He also intimated that Romania would be willing to
act independently from its regional group, commenting that
such regional groupings are "rigid." There was "room for
improvement" in the Council's performance, he said.
3. (C) Romania was supportive of our prior candidacy for the
UN Human Rights Council and has contributed troops to Iraq
and Afghanistan. Our reciprocal support on the HRC candidacy
would signal to Romania our commitment to continuing and
strengthening our strong partnership on a broad range of
issues.
GITENSTEIN
SIPDIS
EUR/CE FOR ASCHEIBE AND IO/HR COLLEEN NEVILLE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/03/2019
TAGS: PHUM PREL KDEM RO
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SUPPORTING ROMANIA'S CANDIDACY
FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
REF: STATE 120835
Classified By: DCM JERI GUTHRIE-CORN FOR REASONS 1.4 (B) and (D)
1. (C) POLOFF delivered reftel demarche to Razvan Rotundu,
Director of the Human Rights and Council of Europe Division
at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania, on December 2.
Rotundu stated Romania will run for the Human Rights Council
in May 2010, competing against Georgia and the Czech Republic
as representative for Eastern Europe. Romania already served
on the Council from 2006 until 2008 and is well-qualified for
the position with experienced staff, said Rotundu.
2. (C) Based on criteria outlined in reftel, Post believes
Department should support Romania's candidacy. Romania has
adequate resources both in Geneva and for frequent travel.
Romania shares our concern that the Council has not focused
sufficiently on country-specific issues, and Rotundu noted
the exception of disproportionate, biased criticism of
Israel. He also intimated that Romania would be willing to
act independently from its regional group, commenting that
such regional groupings are "rigid." There was "room for
improvement" in the Council's performance, he said.
3. (C) Romania was supportive of our prior candidacy for the
UN Human Rights Council and has contributed troops to Iraq
and Afghanistan. Our reciprocal support on the HRC candidacy
would signal to Romania our commitment to continuing and
strengthening our strong partnership on a broad range of
issues.
GITENSTEIN