Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09BUDAPEST752
2009-10-14 17:21:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Budapest
Cable title:
HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO URGENT DEMARCHE REQUEST ON
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UNCLAS BUDAPEST 000752
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR IO/RHS, KELLY RAZZOUK AND CARI ENAV; IO/UNP,
ANDREW MORRISON; NEA/IPA, JEFFREY GIAUQUE; USUN/NY, AMY
SCHEDLBAUER AND ELLEN GERMAIN; AND GENEVA, MARC CASSAYRE.
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PHUM UN PINR HU
SUBJECT: HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO URGENT DEMARCHE REQUEST ON
THE GOLDSTONE REPORT
REF: SECSTATE 106423
UNCLAS BUDAPEST 000752
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR IO/RHS, KELLY RAZZOUK AND CARI ENAV; IO/UNP,
ANDREW MORRISON; NEA/IPA, JEFFREY GIAUQUE; USUN/NY, AMY
SCHEDLBAUER AND ELLEN GERMAIN; AND GENEVA, MARC CASSAYRE.
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PHUM UN PINR HU
SUBJECT: HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO URGENT DEMARCHE REQUEST ON
THE GOLDSTONE REPORT
REF: SECSTATE 106423
1. (SBU) POLOFF delivered reftel demarche October 14 to Anna
Miklos, MFA's Human Rights and International Organizations'
desk officer for the Goldstone report. Miklos stated that
she will contact Hungary's UN PermRep immediately, as well as
their representative in Geneva, to pass on the USG's comments
and requests concerning the report.
2. (SBU) Miklos noted that, while the GOH is coordinating
its position with EU members, it agrees with many of the
points in the demarche. She stressed that the EU believes
that moving the report out of the Human Rights Council would
cause "irreparable damage" to the peace process.
Continuing, Miklos stated that "we cannot put aside the HRC
mandate" and Hungary takes the Goldstone Report seriously,
with the need to focus on what occurred rather than who
committed alleged acts.
LEVINE
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR IO/RHS, KELLY RAZZOUK AND CARI ENAV; IO/UNP,
ANDREW MORRISON; NEA/IPA, JEFFREY GIAUQUE; USUN/NY, AMY
SCHEDLBAUER AND ELLEN GERMAIN; AND GENEVA, MARC CASSAYRE.
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PHUM UN PINR HU
SUBJECT: HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO URGENT DEMARCHE REQUEST ON
THE GOLDSTONE REPORT
REF: SECSTATE 106423
1. (SBU) POLOFF delivered reftel demarche October 14 to Anna
Miklos, MFA's Human Rights and International Organizations'
desk officer for the Goldstone report. Miklos stated that
she will contact Hungary's UN PermRep immediately, as well as
their representative in Geneva, to pass on the USG's comments
and requests concerning the report.
2. (SBU) Miklos noted that, while the GOH is coordinating
its position with EU members, it agrees with many of the
points in the demarche. She stressed that the EU believes
that moving the report out of the Human Rights Council would
cause "irreparable damage" to the peace process.
Continuing, Miklos stated that "we cannot put aside the HRC
mandate" and Hungary takes the Goldstone Report seriously,
with the need to focus on what occurred rather than who
committed alleged acts.
LEVINE