Identifier
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Classification
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09VATICAN58
2009-04-17 17:23:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Vatican
Cable title:
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION:VATICAN WELCOMES U.S.
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SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREL KIRF VT
SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION:VATICAN WELCOMES U.S.
MULTILATERALISM
REF: STATE 36629
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SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREL KIRF VT
SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION:VATICAN WELCOMES U.S.
MULTILATERALISM
REF: STATE 36629
¶1. (SBU) The Vatican welcomes the U.S. candidacy to the UN
Human Rights Council. For the Secretariat of State's point
person on human rights, Monsignor Christophe El-Kassis, it is
another positive sign of the new administration's commitment to
multilateralism and dialogue. While the Holy See, as a UN
observer, does not have a vote, El-Kassis noted that it follows
human rights closely and appreciated A/DCM sharing the ref.
demarche April 17 .
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