JAMAICA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS KINGSTON 001106 SENSITIVE SIPDIS STATE FOR WHA/CAR (JMACK-WILSON) (BALVARADO) (VDEPIRRO) (WSMITH) L/LEI (CHOLLAND) (AKLUESNER) INR/IAA (GBOHIGAN) JUSTICE FOR OIA (PPETTY) TREASURY FOR ERIN NEPHEW INR/RES (RWARNER) CENTRAL AMERICAN CARIBBEAN BASIN COLLECTIVE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM HURI PREL KISL ISCON UN UNGA UNGA JM XL IR SUBJECT: JAMAICA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTION REF: EMAIL FROM DESK OFFICER DATED DECEMBER 11, 2009 ¶1. (U) Per Reftel, CDA delivered demarche via telephone urging the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) to vote "yes" on the upcoming Iran human rights resolution in the UN General Assembly (UNGA). Demarche was delivered to Ambassador Evadne Coye, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) on the morning of December 15. Emboff delivered demarche on the same issue to Ms. Norma Taylor Roberts, Director of the MFAFT's International Organizations Department, on December 14. ¶2. (U) Despite the CDA's urging that the GOJ reconsider its Third Committee abstention on the resolution and vote "yes" in the plenary session, Ambassador Coye confirmed that the GOJ would abstain on the Iran Resolution in the UNGA vote. Ambassador Coye stated that the GOJ would monitor closely Iran's continuing human rights record and note any deterioration when considering future votes on this matter. Post will report any further response from the GOJ. Parnell