URUGUAY WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN

UNCLAS MONTEVIDEO 000216 SIPDIS IO/RHS FOR GAYATRI PATEL DRL/MLGA FOR LYNN SICADE WHA/BSC FOR MARY DASCHBACH E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM PREL UY SUBJECT: URUGUAY WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL REF: STATE 36629 ¶1. MFA Deputy Director for Political Affairs Ambassador Julio Moreira and MFA Director for Multilateral Affairs Minister Nury Bauzan de Senes told charge April 17 that Uruguay will support the U.S. candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council. Bauzan de Senes noted that Uruguay finds itself in a similar situation to the U.S., in that its candidacy for the Council has also been approved by its regional group. She asked that the U.S. delegation in New York advise Uruguay's UN mission about whether Uruguay can expect U.S. support for the Uruguayan candidacy. Schandlbauer