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09VILNIUS555
2009-10-26 13:53:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Vilnius
Cable title:
LITHUANIA IN AGREEMENT WITH U.S. PRIORITIES FOR
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UNCLAS VILNIUS 000555
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: UN PHUM PREL LH
SUBJECT: LITHUANIA IN AGREEMENT WITH U.S. PRIORITIES FOR
UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE
REF: SECSTATE 109397
UNCLAS VILNIUS 000555
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: UN PHUM PREL LH
SUBJECT: LITHUANIA IN AGREEMENT WITH U.S. PRIORITIES FOR
UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE
REF: SECSTATE 109397
1. We delivered reftel points on October 26 to Julius
Rakitskis, head of the human-rights division of the MFA. He
said that while Lithuania would seek a common EU position on
many issues the Third Committee will address, he was pleased
that the U.S. and EU positions so often coincided. In
particular, he cited the need to address human-rights issues
in Iran, Burma and North Korea.
2. Rakitskis said Lithuania was very happy to hear that the
United States would seek to join consensus on the resolution
on the rights of the child, as well as that the United States
planned to look again at the possibility of pursuing
ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
3. Rakitskis said that Lithuania would "strongly support" an
expected resolution affirming the equality of persons
regardless of their sexual orientation, similar to a
resolution introduced by France last year. (Note: Lithuania
has been strongly criticized by European officials and NGOs
for a recently passed law that will make it more difficult
for minors to obtain unbiased information about
homosexuality. End note.)
DERSE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: UN PHUM PREL LH
SUBJECT: LITHUANIA IN AGREEMENT WITH U.S. PRIORITIES FOR
UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE
REF: SECSTATE 109397
1. We delivered reftel points on October 26 to Julius
Rakitskis, head of the human-rights division of the MFA. He
said that while Lithuania would seek a common EU position on
many issues the Third Committee will address, he was pleased
that the U.S. and EU positions so often coincided. In
particular, he cited the need to address human-rights issues
in Iran, Burma and North Korea.
2. Rakitskis said Lithuania was very happy to hear that the
United States would seek to join consensus on the resolution
on the rights of the child, as well as that the United States
planned to look again at the possibility of pursuing
ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
3. Rakitskis said that Lithuania would "strongly support" an
expected resolution affirming the equality of persons
regardless of their sexual orientation, similar to a
resolution introduced by France last year. (Note: Lithuania
has been strongly criticized by European officials and NGOs
for a recently passed law that will make it more difficult
for minors to obtain unbiased information about
homosexuality. End note.)
DERSE