Identifier
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09COPENHAGEN535
2009-11-25 18:05:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Copenhagen
Cable title:  

(C) UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: DENMARK HAS TO WAIT

Tags:  PHUM PREL KDEM DA 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L COPENHAGEN 000535 

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STATE FOR IO/HR:CNEVILLE, EUR/NB

E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/25/2019
TAGS: PHUM PREL KDEM DA
SUBJECT: (C) UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: DENMARK HAS TO WAIT
ITS TURN

REF: STATE 120835

Classified By: (U) Ambassador Laurie S. Fulton; reason 1.4 (b, d)

C O N F I D E N T I A L COPENHAGEN 000535

SIPDIS

STATE FOR IO/HR:CNEVILLE, EUR/NB

E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/25/2019
TAGS: PHUM PREL KDEM DA
SUBJECT: (C) UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: DENMARK HAS TO WAIT
ITS TURN

REF: STATE 120835

Classified By: (U) Ambassador Laurie S. Fulton; reason 1.4 (b, d)


1. (C) In response to reftel, post assesses that Denmark
would be a suitable - if independent-minded - candidate for
the UN Human Rights Council. However, when the Ambassador
discreetly broached the subject with MFA number two Claus
Grube, he replied that his country will have to wait its
turn, as it recently lost (by one vote) to Norway for
selection as Nordic candidate.


2. (C) Grube noted that Denmark monitors the work of the UN
HRC very closely through the EU and Norway, and made its
influence felt recently on two resolutions of importance to
the USG: freedom of expression and the Goldstone Report. He
acknowledged that our two countries had not seen eye-to-eye
on either of those resolutions, but argued that this means
Denmark is a stable partner with whom we can be sure of where
we stand.
FULTON