MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. PRIORITIES OF

UNCLAS VALLETTA 000476 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM PREL UNGA MT SUBJECT: MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. PRIORITIES OF 64TH UNGA, THIRD COMMITTEE REF: STATE 109397 ¶1. (SBU) On October 23 Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on the U.S. priorities of the 64th UN General Assembly Third Committee to Malta's Minster of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister Tonio Borg. FM Borg listened closely to the points but was non-committal. ¶2. (SBU) On October 27, U.S. Desk officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Depasquale contacted DCM to offer Malta's thanks "for the U.S. support for the EU's annual resolution on human rights in Burma and DPRK." Regarding the other points, she said that Malta "is on the same wavelength as the US" and would "consider the U.S. position during ongoing discussions at the appropriate sessions." KMIEC