RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST: 64TH UNGA THIRD

UNCLAS SARAJEVO 001216 SIPDIS EUR/SCE FOR FOOKS, HYLAND; IO/HR FOR COLLEEN NEVILLE; DRL/MLGA FOR CHRIS SIBILLA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM PREL UN BK SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST: 64TH UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE PRIORITIES REF: STATE 108921 ¶1. (U) Post demarched Sanja Kenig-Corovic, Head of Bosnian MFA Department for the UN and other International Organizations, on October 23. Kenig-Corovic was able to provide several substantive responses related to demarche points, as discussed below. ¶2. (U) "No-action motions": Bosnia concurs with the U.S. assessment of no-action motions, and plans to oppose their use. ¶3. (U) Country-specific resolutions: Kenig-Corovic said Bosnia has a track record of joining in support of the country resolutions discussed. Specifically, Bosnia expects to support Canada's Iran resolution, and did so last year. On Burma and DPRK, Bosnia expects to join any resolution that is supported as a common EU position, and believes itself to be duty-bound to do so. ¶4. (U) Elections resolution: Assuming the text of the resolution is substantively the same as the traditional one, Bosnia plans to support. ¶5. (U) OIC "defamation of religions" resolution: Bosnia is likely to abstain, given the complexity of debate on the matter. ENGLISH