Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09RIGA110
2009-02-27 15:18:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Riga
Cable title:
LATVIA WELCOMES U.S. RETURN TO UNHCR, SHARES
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C O N F I D E N T I A L RIGA 000110
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/26/2019
TAGS: PHUM PREL LG
SUBJECT: LATVIA WELCOMES U.S. RETURN TO UNHCR, SHARES
CONCERN ON DURBAN DOCUMENT
REF: STATE 18282
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires a.i. Bruce Rogers, for Reasons 1.4 (b)
(C) Acting PolEcon Chief delivered reftel points to Sarmite
Danne, Director of the MFA's International Organizations
Department and Inese Freimane, Head of the MFA's Human Rights
Office. Both Danne and Freimane welcomed the news that the
U.S. would resume participation as an observer at the UN
Human Rights Council. Regarding our discontinuation of
negotiations on the Durban Review Conference document, Danne
said that Latvia shares many of our concerns, and that the EU
consensus position matches our points on the need for a
shorter document, elimination of reference to any one country
or single conflict, and removal of references to defamation
of religion.
ROGERS