MEXICO ON USG PARTICIPATION IN THE DURBAN REVIEW

UNCLAS MEXICO 001136 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL SOCI AORC KISL PHUM KDEM MX SUBJECT: MEXICO ON USG PARTICIPATION IN THE DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE REF: STATE 39222 Poloff conveyed points April 21 about the decision by the USG not to attend the Durban Review Conference (reftel) to Elia Sosa, Director for the Office on the Elimination of Racism at the Foreign Secretariat (SRE). Sosa expressed regret that the USG would not be able to attend and hoped that a compromise could be found in the future. She also expressed appreciation for our recognition of the importance the Government of Mexico (GOM) attaches to the issue. Visit Mexico City's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/mexicocity and the North American Partnership Blog at http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/nap / BASSETT