URUGUAY: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE 2009 PRIORITIES

UNCLAS MONTEVIDEO 000607

SIPDIS

IO/HR FOR COLLEEN NEVILLE
DRL/MLGA FOR CHRIS SILBILLA
WHA/BSC FOR MARY DASCHBACH

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREL UN UY
SUBJECT: URUGUAY: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE 2009 PRIORITIES
DEMARCHE DELIVERED

REF: SECSTATE 108921


1. (U) On October 26, poloff delivered reftel demarche to
Uruguayan MFA Multilateral Department's UN specialist,
Gabriela Ortigosa. Ms. Ortigosa accepted all of the points
and agreed to share them with the MFA's Human Rights office,
as well as with the UN representative from Uruguay. Although
she could not formally commit for the GOU, she noted that
Uruguay generally supports the opposition of no action
motions and country-specific human rights resolutions. The
GOU has also steadily oppossed the Defamation of Religions
proposal, and will likely continue to do so. In general,
Uruguay would be supportive of efforts for the elimination of
descrimination against women, depending on the contents of
the final proposal. The GOU would welcome a more open U.S.
approach to the Rights of the Child treaty, and hopes that
the U.S. will pursue ratification. Ms. Ortigosa had no GOU
positions or upcoming resolutions to report.

Matthewman