Identifier
Created
Classification
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09MOSCOW280
2009-02-05 15:58:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Moscow
Cable title:
RUSSIA'S CANDIDACY FOR RE-ELECTION TO UN HUMAN
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UNCLAS MOSCOW 000280
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EUR/RUS, IO/UNP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR RS
SUBJECT: RUSSIA'S CANDIDACY FOR RE-ELECTION TO UN HUMAN
RIGHTS COUNCIL
UNCLAS MOSCOW 000280
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EUR/RUS, IO/UNP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR RS
SUBJECT: RUSSIA'S CANDIDACY FOR RE-ELECTION TO UN HUMAN
RIGHTS COUNCIL
1. (SBU) U.S. Embassy Moscow has received a diplomatic note
dated February 2 requesting U.S. support for Russia's
reelection to the UN Human Rights Council UNHRC) for a second
three-year term. The note pointed out that the five
permanent members of the Security Council generally support
each other's candidacies in UN bodies of limited membership,
such as the UNHRC. Attached to the note was a memorandum in
support of the GOR's candidacy (scanned and sent separately
to EUR/RUS).
2. (SBU) Text of Diplomatic Note (Russian MFA translation):
No. 787
The Department for Humanitarian Cooperation and Human Rights
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States
of AMERICA in Moscow and has the honor to remind it that the
Government of the Russian Federation has promoted the
candidacy of Russia to be reelected to the UN Human Rights
Council for a second three-year period (2009-2012).
The Russian side counts on, given the gentlemen's agreement
among the permanent members of the UN Security Council on
their mutual support of each other's candidacies in UN bodies
of limited membership, that the Government of the United
States of AMERICA will support the candidacy of the Russian
Federation in the election to the UN Human Rights Council
that will take place in May of 2009 at the UN General
Assembly session.
The Department also has the honor to forward a Memorandum on
the nomination of the Russian Federation as a candidate to
the UN Human Rights Council in 2009.
The Department for Humanitarian Cooperation and Human Rights
of the Ministry avails itself of this opportunity to extend
to the Embassy renewed assurances of its fairly high
consideration.
Moscow, February 2, 2009
TO THE EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Moscow
End of text of diplomatic note.
BEYRLE
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EUR/RUS, IO/UNP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR RS
SUBJECT: RUSSIA'S CANDIDACY FOR RE-ELECTION TO UN HUMAN
RIGHTS COUNCIL
1. (SBU) U.S. Embassy Moscow has received a diplomatic note
dated February 2 requesting U.S. support for Russia's
reelection to the UN Human Rights Council UNHRC) for a second
three-year term. The note pointed out that the five
permanent members of the Security Council generally support
each other's candidacies in UN bodies of limited membership,
such as the UNHRC. Attached to the note was a memorandum in
support of the GOR's candidacy (scanned and sent separately
to EUR/RUS).
2. (SBU) Text of Diplomatic Note (Russian MFA translation):
No. 787
The Department for Humanitarian Cooperation and Human Rights
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States
of AMERICA in Moscow and has the honor to remind it that the
Government of the Russian Federation has promoted the
candidacy of Russia to be reelected to the UN Human Rights
Council for a second three-year period (2009-2012).
The Russian side counts on, given the gentlemen's agreement
among the permanent members of the UN Security Council on
their mutual support of each other's candidacies in UN bodies
of limited membership, that the Government of the United
States of AMERICA will support the candidacy of the Russian
Federation in the election to the UN Human Rights Council
that will take place in May of 2009 at the UN General
Assembly session.
The Department also has the honor to forward a Memorandum on
the nomination of the Russian Federation as a candidate to
the UN Human Rights Council in 2009.
The Department for Humanitarian Cooperation and Human Rights
of the Ministry avails itself of this opportunity to extend
to the Embassy renewed assurances of its fairly high
consideration.
Moscow, February 2, 2009
TO THE EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Moscow
End of text of diplomatic note.
BEYRLE