URUGUAY WILL SEEK A MODERATE OUTCOME ON GOLDSTONE

C O N F I D E N T I A L MONTEVIDEO 000556 SIPDIS IO/RHS FOR CARI ENAV AND KELLY RAZZOUK NEA/IPA FOR JEFFREY GIAUQUE E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/24/2019 TAGS: PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS UY SUBJECT: URUGUAY WILL SEEK A MODERATE OUTCOME ON GOLDSTONE REPORT REF: STATE 98567 Classified By: CDA Robin Matthewman for Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) ¶1. (C) Econoff delivered reftel points to MFA Director Human Rights Silvia Izquierdo on October 23. Ms. Izquierdo appreciated the constructive nature of this demarche and its early communication. She said the GOU will seek a balanced and moderate outcome from the Goldstone Report, but could not promise that it would support all USG principles laid out in the demarche. She said Uruguay would seek to limit the use of the HRC for political objectives or to push a particular religious view over another. Matthewman