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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00HANOI2047 |
MEETING WITH THICH THAI HOA [...] No summary [...] |
2000-09-14 10:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF KPAO PREL PGOV VM UNGA HUMANR RELFREE |
| 01ABUJA1264 |
NIGERIAN DEMARCHE ON UNGASS RESOLUTION ON HIV/AIDS [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche regarding Cuba trade embargo language in the HIV/AIDS draft resolution the morning of June 1. Minister-Counsellor Katherine Jackden, UN 2nd Unit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who is handling UNGASS preparations, received the demarche. Ms. Jackden ag [...] |
2001-06-01 18:16:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XA IO TBIO NI UNGA |
| 02ABUJA2793 |
NIGERIAN MEDIA REACTION TO BUSH UNGA SPEECH, [...] Summary. Nigerian press coverage surrounding President Bush's September 12 speech to the UN General Assembly and ongoing debate over U.S. policy towards Iraq has been largely overshadowed by domestic political news and the ongoing impeachment battle between President Obasanjo and the legisla [...] |
2002-10-03 21:39:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PTER NI UNGA |
| 02AMMAN2222 |
URGENT DEMARCHE ON UN ACTION ON THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) On May 6, Poloff conveyed reftel points on the prospective emergency session of the General Assembly on the Middle East to Ali Al-Ayed, Personal Assistant to Foreign Minister Muasher. Al-Ayed promised to pass the information promptly to FM Muasher who is currently in Washington with King [...] |
2002-05-06 14:45:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS JO UNGA |
| 02AMMAN2257 |
JORDAN SUGGESTS EUROPEAN INTERVENTION WITH ARAB [...] (C) Responding to our earlier demarche (ref a), Acting Foreign Minister Shaher Bak told the Charge and PolCouns May 8 that Jordan does not want the UN Special Session on Children to be "hijacked" by radical language from the Arab Group. He said that PM Ali Abul Ragheb had instructed the hea [...] |
2002-05-08 11:47:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL JO UNGA |
| 02AMMAN2414 |
WHA: JORDAN OPPOSES POLITICIZATION OF WHA, WILL [...] (C) PolCouns covered ref points on the morning of May 15 with Ali al-Ayed of Foreign Minister Muasher's personal office, urging Jordan to vote no on the proposed WHA draft resolution on health conditions in the Occupied Territories. PolCouns noted that quick action was required, since the re [...] |
2002-05-15 13:12:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS JO UNGA |
| 02AMMAN2674 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO JORDAN ENCOURAGING UNIVERSAL [...] (U) On May 27, Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Ayman Aamiri, Deputy Director of the MFA's Department of International and Regional Organizations. Aamiri noted that Jordan submitted data on military expenditures in 2001 and is currently preparing its 2002 submission with a view to me [...] |
2002-05-27 12:34:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM JO UNGA CDG |
| 02AMMAN3465 |
HUMAN CLONING DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Poloff and Envoff delivered Ref demarche to Aiyman Aamri, Deputy Director of the International Organizations section of the Foreign Ministry, on June 26. Aamri told Poloff that he has forwarded the issue to New York for consultation, but after inquiring about the Vatican's position on the [...] |
2002-06-26 11:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC FR GM PHUM PREL SENV TBIO TPHY TSPA TSPL SKCA UNGA |
| 02AMMAN4260 |
U.S. GOALS FOR UNGA DELIVERED TO JORDAN [...] (C) On July 31, Charge delivered reftel points (left as a non-paper) on U.S. Goals at the 57th UNGA to Ali al-Ayed, personal aide to Foreign Minister Muasher. Al-Ayed (who will be part of the Jordanian delegation to the UNGA) promised to share the non-paper with other relevant MFA officials, a [...] |
2002-07-31 14:21:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL JO UNGA UN |
| 02AMMAN4261 |
57TH UNGA: JORDANIAN DELEGATION [...] (U) As per reftel request, Jordan's MFA has provided us the following information regarding the GOJ's delegation to the upcoming 57th UNGA. Standard Response Format: A. Attendance of Head of State: No B. Attendance of Head of Government: No C. Attendance of Foreign Minister: Yes [...] |
2002-07-31 14:22:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA JO UNGA UN |
| 02AMMAN4313 |
UNGA/MIDEAST: DEMARCHE TO JORDAN ON JENIN REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2002-08-04 14:00:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL JO UNGA |
| 02AMMAN4395 |
57TH UNGA: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON JORDANIAN [...] (U) Post has received the following additional information from the Jordanian MFA regarding Foreign Minister Muasher's arrival/departure dates for the UNGA and the composition of Jordan's delegation. 2. (U) Travel Itinerary of Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher: September 10, 2002: 1640: Arr [...] |
2002-08-07 08:10:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA JO UNGA UN |
| 02AMMAN4946 |
JORDAN RE: UN CONVENTION TO BAN HUMAN CLONING [...] (U) On August 27, poloff delivered reftel points to Ayman Aamiri, Deputy Director of the Office of International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Aamiri said the MFA would study our points and consult with other relevant government bodies. 2. (U) On September 1, econoff [...] |
2002-09-03 05:52:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA PREL AORC TBIO TPHY JO UNGA |
| 02AMMAN5085 |
57TH UNGA: PASSPORT INFORMATION OF JORDANIAN [...] (U) As requested ref A, this cable provides the department with the passport numbers of members of the Jordanian UNGA delegation (previously provided travel information contained in refs b, d and e.). It does not include passport information on members of Jordan's delegation already in New Yo [...] |
2002-09-08 11:38:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA PREL EAIR JO UNGA |
| 02AMMAN6227 |
57TH UNFC: DEMARCHE ON IRAQ'S DEPLETED URANIUM [...] No summary [...] |
2002-10-24 13:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL JO UNGA |
| 02AMMAN6609 |
CUBA/UNGA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO JORDAN [...] (U) On November 11, Poloff conveyed reftel demarche urging Jordan to oppose, or at least abstain on, Cuba's anti-embargo UNGA resolution to Ayman Aamiri, Deputy Director of the MFA's IO Department. Aamiri promised that the MFA would review the information we provided and share it with Jordan's [...] |
2002-11-12 10:46:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PHUM JO CU UNGA |
| 02COLOMBO1663 |
Additional information on VIP attendance at [...] Per Refs B and C, Mission has requested the additional information on VIP attendance at the 57th UNGA from the Sri Lankan and Maldivian Governments. 2. Although the GSL has provided a list of attendees (see Ref D), it has not yet provided us all of the required additional information for [...] |
2002-09-09 10:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA ASEC CE MV UNGA UN |
| 02COLOMBO1664 |
OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 126 (09-09-02) [...] (SBU) Milinda Moragoda called Charge today to check whether a U.S. principal could attend a GSL-proposed meeting hosted by the GSL that would include PM Wickremesinghe, the Norwegian FM, Kofi Annan, and a U.S. rep such as D. (Note: Per our class e-mails to you, Moragoda had mentioned the id [...] |
2002-09-09 10:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT CE UNGA |
| 02COLOMBO1671 |
Additional information on VIP attendance at [...] Per Ref B, Mission continues to request the Sri Lankan Government for a complete listing of the additional information on VIP attendance at the 57th UNGA. 2. Although the GSL continues to provide information on its attendees to the UNGA, it is doing so incrementally. Ref A contains the m [...] |
2002-09-10 11:20:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA ASEC CE UNGA |
| 02COLOMBO1695 |
Additional information on VIP attendance at [...] No summary [...] |
2002-09-12 11:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA ASEC CE UNGA |
| 02ROME3934 |
57TH UNGA: ITALY SHARES U.S. GOALS [...] (C) IN A MEETING WITH THE MFA'S ACTING OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR UN AFFAIRS, MARIO BALDI, POLOFF CONVEYED MESSAGES ON U.S. GOALS FOR THE 57TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY (UNGA) (REF D) AND ON THE CANDIDACY OF RUTH WEDGWOOD FOR THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE (REF A). BALDI STATED THAT THE GOI SHARED USG G [...] |
2002-08-09 13:26:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL PHUM ECON PARM EFIN IT UNGA UN |
| 02ROME4031 |
GOOD ADVICE ON ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENTS FROM ITALY [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR GIANCARLO ARAGONA URGED THE U.S. TO EXPLAIN THE EFFORT TO NEGOTIATE ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENTS UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT "ROME TREATY" IN TERMS OF THEIR IMPORTANCE FOR ALLOWING CONTINUING USG INTERNATIONAL INVOLVEMENT. "DON'T EMPHASIZE YOUR SEPAR [...] |
2002-08-16 14:37:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PARM RS IR IT KICC UNGA |
| 02ROME5543 |
CUBA/UNGA: ITALIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. PLEASE SEE PARA 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: IN RESPONSE TO A DEMARCHE ON THE CUBAN ANTI-EMBARGO RESOLUTION, MFA COUNSELOR GORETTI STATED THAT THE GOI WOULD VOTE THE AGREED EU POSITION. HE DISAGREED WITH U.S. POINTS ON THE SCOPE OF THE EMBARGO, ITS IMPLEMENTATIO [...] |
2002-11-14 13:10:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PHUM CU IT UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS |
| 02STATE218172 |
UN PROGRAMS: WHAT WORKS; WHAT DOESN'T? [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. THE UNITED NATIONS (UN), IN ACCORDANCE WITH A RECENTLY AGREED RESOLUTION (TEXT IN PARAGRAPH 4), WILL ORIENT ITS SUPPORT FOR AFRICA AROUND THE THEMES AND PRIORITIES OF THE NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICA'S DEVELOPMENT (NEPAD). THE SECRETARY GENER [...] |
2002-11-01 16:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID XA UNGA ECON |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2472 |
HONDURAS LIKELY TO CONCLUDE ART. 98 AGREEMENT, [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) During his August 28 meeting with Honduran Foreign Minister Guillermo Perez-Cadalso, WHA A/S Otto Reich reviewed the importance of an ICC Article 98 bilateral agreement to the U.S. and reviewed the draft model text f [...] |
2002-08-30 20:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KTIA PGOV HO KICC UNGA |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2516 |
VIP HONDURAN TRAVEL TO UNGA [...] Per reftel request, Poloff contacted Honduran Foreign Ministry on September 6 to verify information for Honduran government officials traveling to the UN General Assembly. The MFA clarified that the Honduran delegation coming from Honduras has been reduced to two officials. These are Foreign [...] |
2002-09-07 00:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAIR KSEP OTRA PREL UNGA |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2517 |
ADDITIONAL VIP HONDURAN TRAVEL INFORMATION [...] No summary [...] |
2002-09-07 01:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAIR KSEP OTRA PREL UNGA |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2523 |
HONDURAS GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. GOALS FOR [...] EmbOffs have demarched MFA officials several times in August/September on U.S. goals for the 57th UNGA and the GOH will be generally supportive. Post has the following comments about the GOH positions on key issues raised in ref F, in addition to those included in ref E e-mail: -- On counter [...] |
2002-09-10 15:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC PHUM ECON OTRA HO UNGA UN |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2534 |
A/S REICH MEETS WITH HONDURAN PRESIDENT MADURO; DISCUSSION FOCUSES ON BORDER/TARIFF DISPUTE WITH NICARAGUA [...] No summary [...] |
2002-09-10 17:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS ETRD ECON KJUS HO UNGA |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2586 |
HONDURAS UNDECIDED ON CLONING CONVENTION [...] No summary [...] |
2002-09-13 19:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KSCA TBIO TPHY HO UNGA |
| 02VATICAN4241 |
VATICAN ON CLONING CONVENTION: DON'T MAKE THE IDEAL THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: VATICAN DFM MIGLIORE TOLD DCM AUGUST 30 THAT THE HOLY SEE SHARED U.S. GOALS ON THE CLONING CONVENTION AND SUPPORTED USG EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE A UN CONVENTION TO BAN ALL FORMS OF HUMAN CLONING. HOWEVER, THE VATICAN FEARED THAT UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VA [...] |
2002-09-03 05:36:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA PREL AORC TBIO TPHY VT UNGA |
| 02VATICAN4483 |
PRESIDENT'S UNGA SPEECH: HOLY SEE WELCOMES [...] (C) WITH FM TAURAN OUT OF TOWN, CHARGE DELIVERED REF A POINTS ON THE PRESIDENT'S UNGA ADDRESS TO VATICAN DFM CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 04483 131612Z CELESTINO MILGIORE, EMPHASIZING THE PRESIDENT'S FOCUS ON THE UN'S ROLE IN ADVANCING HUMAN DIGNITY, AND THE C [...] |
2002-09-13 15:51:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM VT UNGA |
| 02VATICAN5346 |
HOLY SEE RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON CLONING CONVENTION [...] (U) EMBASSY APPROACHED HOLY SEE DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER MIGLIORE OCTOBER 25 TO REQUEST HOLY SEE DEMARCHES TO ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC CONFERENCE (OIC) MEMBER STATES IN ORDER TO SECURE BROADER SUPPORT FOR THE U.S.-SPONSORED RESOLUTION BANNING ALL FORMS OF HUMAN CLONING. MIGLIORE [...] |
2002-10-31 13:53:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KSCA PREL VT UNGA |
| 02VATICAN699 |
VATICAN ON CLONING CONVENTION [...] (C) POLOFF MET VATICAN UN ISSUES DIRECTOR MONS. DOMINIQUE MAMBERTI 02/07 TO DISCUSS REFTEL QUESTIONS ON VATICAN POSITION REGARDING UN ANTI-CLONING CONVENTION DEBATE. MAMBERTI UNDERSCORED THE HOLY SEE'S ABSOLUTE OPPOSITION TO CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 00699 [...] |
2002-02-12 14:28:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KSCA PREL SENV TBIO TPHY TSPA VT UNGA |
| 03ABUDHABI3058 |
UAEG ATTENDEES AT 58TH UNGA GENERAL DEBATE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-06-28 13:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA PREL UN OTRA KSEP TC |
| 03ABUDHABI5056 |
UNGA DEMARCHES ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN TURKMENISTAN, [...] Embassy delivered ref A (UNGA Resolution on Human Rights in Turkmenistan) talking points to the MFA Department of American, European and Oceanic Affairs on November 22. We requested that these be forwarded to the MFA Director for International Organizations, who is currently out of country, a [...] |
2003-11-23 09:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | UN UNGA PHUM PREL IR TX TC |
| 03ABUDHABI5174 |
UAE RESPONSE TO HUMAN CLONING BAN DEMARCHE REQUEST [...] On December 7 Polchief and Poloff delivered ref. A points on Human Cloning to the MFA Director of the European, American and Oceanic Affairs Department, Ambassador Ahmed Al-Muqarrab. Al-Muqarrab agreed to pass the information to the International Organizations Department Director, who would r [...] |
2003-12-07 12:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM TBIO KSCI UNGA TC |
| 03ABUJA1818 |
NIGERIA: UN ACTION ON THE MIDDLE EAST DEMARCHE [...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche against the two possible UNGA emergency special session resolutions on the Middle East to MFA Director for American and Caribbean Affairs A.O. Osula the morning of October 20. Osula had no response, but promised to pass the demarche to senior MFA officia [...] |
2003-10-20 15:35:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS NI UNGA |
| 03AMMAN2069 |
DEMARCHE TO JORDAN ON BLOCKING UNGA MEETING ON IRAQ [...] (C) PolCouns on April 3 and again on April 6 raised ref points on possible UNGA discussion of Iraq with Ali al-Ayed, Personal Assistant to Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher. PolCouns emphasized that, when the UNSC is "seized of an issue of international peace and security" -- e.g. Iraq -- the [...] |
2003-04-06 13:54:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ JO UNGA |
| 03AMMAN4041 |
58TH UNGA: DEMARCHE TO JORDAN ON U.S. INITIATIVES [...] A/PolCouns on July 2 delivered ref b talking points to Dr. Mousa Braizat, Director of the MFA Department of International Organizations, and his assistants Mr. Nayef Al-Zaidan and Mr. Ayman Al-Ameri. A/PolCouns emphasized shared U.S.-Jordanian interests with respect to the six U.S. initiativ [...] |
2003-07-03 13:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL PHUM OTRA KSEP JO UNGA UN |
| 03AMMAN4689 |
DEMARCHE TO GOJ ON 58TH UNGA, GOJ UNGA DELEGATION, [...] Per ref A, Pol Intern discussed renewal of UNOMIG mandate with Ayman al-Ameri, second assistant and consultant to the director of the MFA,s Office of International Organizations Department, on 24 July. Al-Ameri made no substantive comment, but took note of Syria,s decision to follow P-5 cons [...] |
2003-07-28 14:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL JO UNGA UNOMIG |
| 03AMMAN5266 |
JORDANIAN REQUEST FOR BILATERAL MEETING WITH THE [...] Ali al-Ayed, the Director of Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher's Private Office, officially requested to PolCouns August 19 a meeting between FonMin Muasher and Secretary Powell on the margins of the UNGA. FonMin Muasher will arrive in New York on September 20 and depart New York in September [...] |
2003-08-19 16:10:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL JO UNGA |
| 03AMMAN6267 |
GOJ SILENT, MEDIA NEGATIVE ON POTUS SPEECH AT UNGA [...] (C) Although the GOJ did not issue any official commentary on President Bush's UNGA speech, the Jordanian media panned the remarks as "vulgar" and an "insult" to Arabs, particularly the section dealing with the "ideology of terrorism." Many of our contacts admitted to have not heard or read t [...] |
2003-09-30 14:39:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL US IZ JO UNGA |
| 03AMMAN7087 |
DEMARCHE ON UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE: JORDAN [...] PolOff delivered reftel talking points, non-paper and draft resolution October 30 to Ayman Al-Amiri, Acting Head of the International Organizations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Amiri responded that reform of the First Committee was desirable and that Jordan would carefully [...] |
2003-10-30 15:42:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC AORC KNNP JO UNGA CDG UNDC |
| 03AMMAN7088 |
DEMARCHE OPPOSING CUBA'S RESOLUTION AGAINST U.S. [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel talking points October 30 to Ayman Al-Amiri, Acting Head of the International Organizations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Amiri promised to closely review our request to oppose or abstain on the resolution, but admitted that it was "unlikely" that [...] |
2003-10-30 16:02:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD CU JO UNGA |
| 03AMMAN7329 |
DEMARCHE TO JORDAN ON UNRWA RESOLUTION IN UNGA: [...] (C) PolCouns delivered ref points and a copy of the latest U.S. draft UNGA UNRWA resolution November 9 to Ali al-Ayed, Director of Foreign Minister Muasher's office, and Samer Naber, Head of the MFA Legal Department. PolCouns thanked Ayed and Naber for Jordan's positive role in the discuss [...] |
2003-11-09 16:09:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS JO UNGA UNRWA |
| 03AMMAN7422 |
DEMARCHE TO JORDAN ON UNGA 3RD COMMITTEE IRAN [...] No summary [...] |
2003-11-16 13:52:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL IR JO UNGA |
| 03AMMAN7645 |
DEMARCHE TO JORDAN ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (C) PolCouns and Italian DCM Nicola Lener (representing the EU presidency) jointly delivered ref points on the EU draft UNGA resolution on human rights in Turkmenistan to Ayman Aamiri, Acting Director of the International Organizations Directorate of the MFA on November 20. Lener and PolCou [...] |
2003-11-23 15:22:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL TX JO UNGA |
| 03AMMAN7648 |
DEMARCHE ON UN ACTION ON THE MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] |
2003-11-23 16:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL IS JO UNGA |
| 03AMMAN7852 |
UN ACTION ON THE MIDDLE EAST: JORDAN LIKELY TO [...] (C) In the absence of Foreign Minister Muasher and Office Director Al-Ayed (both traveling), PolCouns December 3 delivered to Basheer Zoubi, Acting Director of the Foreign Minister's Private Office, ref points on the possible UNGA Special Session on the Middle East and a possible Palestinian [...] |
2003-12-03 13:34:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS JO UNGA |
| 03AMMAN8193 |
PALESTINIAN CHALLENGE TO CREDENTIALS REPORT: [...] (C) PolCouns December 14 covered with Ali al-Ayed, Director of Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher's Private Office, ref points on a possible Palestinian challenge to Israeli credentials in the UNGA. PolCouns asked that the GOJ try to convince the PA not to bring a credentials challenge and, fa [...] |
2003-12-15 18:08:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL JO UNGA |
| 03AMMAN8271 |
JORDANIANS IN CONTACT WITH PALESTINIANS, EGYPTIANS [...] (C) PolCouns on December 17 delivered to Foreign Minister Muasher's private office director Ali al-Ayed and deputy director Basheer Zoubi ref A points about the Palestinians' intention to introduce a new resolution on Palestinian representation to the General Assembly. Following up earlier [...] |
2003-12-17 17:09:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL JO UNGA |
| 03ANKARA5953 |
58TH UNGA ATTENDANCE: ADDITIONAL NAME AND [...] (U). Please correct Ambassador Volkan Bozkir's position to read "Deputy Undersecretary." 2. (U) There will be five security officers accompanying the Turkish delegation. Please add the name of one additional security officer. D. Security Officer: -- Sirin Kose. EDELMAN [...] |
2003-09-19 14:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA KSEP TU UNGA UN |
| 03BRUSSELS4424 |
EC ON UN: A COMMITMENT TO "MILITANT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 10, the EC issued a policy paper on the "European Union and the United Nations: The Choice of Multilateralism." The paper is meant to "catalyze" debate within the EU, and to dovetail with the European Security Strategy (reftels) now being developed. Full of genuflect [...] |
2003-09-16 10:12:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA UN EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 03COLOMBO1294 |
58th UNGA: Sri Lankan government attendance [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per the format requested in Reftel, Mission forwards the Sri Lankan government's plans for official attendance at the 58th United Nations General Assembly in September 2003. Mission will forward furthe [...] |
2003-07-25 05:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA KSEP CE MV UNGA UN |
| 03COLOMBO1335 |
UNGA: Mission conveys First (Disarmament) [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-31 11:11:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC CE MV UNGA |
| 03COLOMBO1487 |
58th UNGA: Maldivian government attendance [...] No summary [...] |
2003-08-26 08:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA KSEP CE MV UNGA UN |
| 03COLOMBO1556 |
58th UNGA: Maldivian government attendance [...] No summary [...] |
2003-09-08 10:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA KSEP CE MV UNGA UN |
| 03COLOMBO1622 |
Urgent Demarche on UN action regarding [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per Reftel, Mission has conveyed the urgent demarche regarding UN action on the Middle East to the Sri Lankan and Maldivian governments. Neither government has responded to the U.S. points as of yet. [...] |
2003-09-18 09:42:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL UNGA CE MV XF |
| 03COLOMBO1815 |
UNGA: Mission conveys First (Disarmament) [...] No summary [...] |
2003-10-20 08:54:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL UNGA MNUC AORC KNNP CE MV |
| 03COLOMBO1816 |
Urgent Demarche on UN action on the [...] No summary [...] |
2003-10-20 08:55:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL CE MV UNGA |
| 03COLOMBO1852 |
Demarche opposing Cuba's UN Resolution against [...] No summary [...] |
2003-10-27 09:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA ETRD CE MV CU |
| 03COLOMBO1977 |
Mission conveys UNGA Third Committee Iran [...] No summary [...] |
2003-11-17 10:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CE MV UNGA |
| 03GUATEMALA1699 |
58TH UNGA DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GOG [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-01 21:21:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM GT UNGA UN |
| 03GUATEMALA1928 |
GUATEMALAN PRESIDENT PORTILLO TO ATTEND 58TH UNGA [...] (SBU) The following preliminary information is keyed to reftel's format requesting information on the GOG delegation to the 58th UNGA. A. Attendance of Head of State: -- Alfonso Portillo, President -- Portillo currently plans to arrive on September 22 (NFI). We understand that he is 9th sp [...] |
2003-07-30 15:28:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA GT UNGA UNAUS |
| 03GUATEMALA2426 |
URGENT MIDDLE EAST DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2003-09-19 18:23:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL GT UNGA |
| 03GUATEMALA2650 |
GUATEMALA DOES NOT HAVE A POSITION YET ON CLONING [...] No summary [...] |
2003-10-15 23:49:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO GT UNGA KSCI |
| 03GUATEMALA2759 |
GUATEMALA ON CUBAN EMBARGO RESOLUTION AT UN [...] No summary [...] |
2003-10-29 18:14:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM CU GT UNGA |
| 03GUATEMALA2845 |
UNRWA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2003-11-06 17:55:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL IS GT UNGA |
| 03GUATEMALA2880 |
GUATEMALA ON MIDDLE EAST RESOLUTIONS AT THE UNGA [...] No summary [...] |
2003-11-10 22:53:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL IS GT UNGA |
| 03GUATEMALA871 |
GUATEMALA WILL OPPOSE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING ON [...] (C) Ambassador spoke with Foreign Minister Edgar Gutierrez on April 2 and raised reftel talking points, requesting that the GOG oppose ongoing efforts to convene a special UN General Assembly on Iraq. Foreign Minister Gutierrez said that the GOG agrees with the USG position that debate of thi [...] |
2003-04-03 15:14:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GT IZ UNGA |
| 03KUWAIT4746 |
(C) CLONING: KUWAIT TO SUPPORT, NOT CO-SPONSOR [...] (C) MFA Deputy Director of International Organization Affairs Amb. Aqeel Behbehani told Pol Chief October 18 that Kuwait would vote for the Costa Rican UNGA resolution calling for a total ban on all human cloning, and would urge other Arab states to do likewise. When pressed, he said Kuwait [...] |
2003-10-18 12:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM TBIO KU KSCI UNGA |
| 03KUWAIT4788 |
DELIVERY OF URGENT DEMARCHE: UN ACTION ON THE [...] (C) DCM delivered subject General Assembly Demarche October 19, 2003, to MFA Americas Department Chief, Ambassador Khaled Al-Babtain. Al-Babtain, who is generally critical of U.S. policy toward the Palestinians, was this time subdued in his response. He promised to pass the U.S. recommenda [...] |
2003-10-19 13:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS KU UNGA |
| 03KUWAIT4964 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OPPOSING CUBA'S UN RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2003-10-29 06:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD UNGA |
| 03KUWAIT5341 |
(C) DEMARCHE ON TURKMENISTAN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Acting DCM made reftel demarche November 22 on MFA Deputy Director of International Organizations Department, Amb. Aqeel Behbehani, along with Italian DCM representing the EU Presidency. The Italian's demarche did not include the specific concerns about the new laws on Public Associations [...] |
2003-11-22 11:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM TX UNGA |
| 03KUWAIT5371 |
(C) URGENT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN ACTION ON [...] (C) Acting DCM made ref A demarche Sunday November 23 on MFA Deputy Director of Americas Department Ayham al-Omar. Given that Monday Nov. 24 is likely the last day before the Eid holiday here, which will run through Saturday Nov. 29, we second ref B recommendation that USUN follow up directly [...] |
2003-11-24 09:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS KU UNGA |
| 03KUWAIT5525 |
(U) HUMAN CLONING [...] (C) Kuwait will support our position on human cloning (reftel), according to MFA Deputy Director of Americas Department, Ayham al-Omar. URBANCIC [...] |
2003-12-08 11:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO PREL KU UNGA KSCI |
| 03OTTAWA1801 |
CANADA INTERESTED IN U.S. INITIATIVES FOR UNGA 58 [...] No summary [...] |
2003-06-25 19:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PHUM PREL CA UNGA |
| 03OTTAWA2121 |
CANADIAN RESPONSE TO UNGA INITIATIVES-PART II [...] (C) Summary: The Canadian response to U.S. priority initiatives for the UNGA 58 (ref A) was largely supportive. The GOC, however, hoped the U.S. would show more flexibility on the issue of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The GOC was also uncertain about its stance on a human right [...] |
2003-07-24 19:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CA UNGA AROC UNAUS |
| 03OTTAWA2331 |
58TH UNGA: CANADA ON U.S. APPROACH IN FIRST [...] No summary [...] |
2003-08-14 15:55:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MNUC CA UNGA |
| 03OTTAWA981 |
CANADA OPPOSED TO UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DISCUSSION [...] No summary [...] |
2003-04-04 20:44:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ CA UNGA |
| 03ROME3426 |
58TH UNGA--GOI RESPONSE TO U.S. PRIORITIES, PART [...] ON JULY 23 POLOFF DELIVERED REF A POINTS TO ALESSANDRO BUSACCA, MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR MULTILATERAL AFFAIRS. BUSACCA CAREFULLY REVIEWED THIS SECOND SET OF U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE 58TH UNGA (RESPONSE TO PART I CONTAINED IN REF B), AND UNDERTOOK TO SHARE THEM BROADLY WITHIN THE GOI. BUSACCA AD [...] |
2003-07-28 15:42:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL PHUM IT UNGA UN |
| 03ROME3739 |
PSI: ITALY SETS INTERAGENCY REVIEW MEETING [...] (C) THE MFA WILL CHAIR AN INTERAGENCY MEETING AT THE END OF AUGUST TO REVIEW THE PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE GENERALLY AND REFTEL DRAFT STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES IN PARTICULAR, ACCORDING TO FILIPPO FORMICA, DIRECTOR OF THE MFA DISARMAMENT AND ARMS CONTROL OFFICE. 2. (S) FORMICA COMMENTE [...] |
2003-08-20 09:11:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC KNNP IT UNDC UNGA |
| 03ROME4924 |
CUBAN RESOLUTION AGAINST US EMBARGO: EU WILL VOTE [...] (U) ANDREINA MARSELLA, MFA CUBA DESK OFFICER, TOLD POLOFF ON OCTOBER 29 THAT, ALTHOUGH HIGHLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN CUBA, THE EU WILL VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE CUBAN RESOLUTION. MARSELLA INFORMED POLOFF THAT THE DECISION HAD BEEN REACHED DURING AN EU LATIN AMERICA WORKING [...] |
2003-10-29 15:30:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD CU IT UNGA |
| 03ROME5201 |
UNGA 3RD COMMITTEE IRAN RESOLUTION: NO ITALIAN [...] (C) ITALY WILL NOT CO-SPONSOR CANADA'S 3RD COMMITTEE RESOLUTION ON IRAN, DEPUTY POLDIR CLAUDIO BISOGNIERO TOLD POL M/C NOVEMBER 14. BISOGNIERO'S RESPONSE CONFIRMED MFA HUMAN RIGHTS COORDINATOR ALESSANDRO FALLAVOLLITA'S LATE OCTOBER ASSESSMENT THAT EU MEMBER-STATES HAD REACHED CONSENSUS TO [...] |
2003-11-17 16:48:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL IR IT UNGA |
| 03ROME5339 |
ITALY OPPOSES ICJ RESOLUTION ON ISRAEL [...] (C) DURING A NOVEMBER 24 TELCON, MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN LUCA FERRARI TOLD POL M/C THAT ITALY'S POSITION ON AN ICJ RESOLUTION HAS NOT CHANGED AND THAT IT IS STILL A TERRIBLE IDEA. THE MFA HAS ALREADY ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS TO ITS MISSION IN NEW YORK TO PURSE A THREE- [...] |
2003-11-24 14:16:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS IT UNGA |
| 03ROME5569 |
ITALY WILL MAINTAIN POSITION IN FAVOR OF THE IRAN [...] POST DELIVERED REFTEL C POINTS TO MFA HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE DIRECTOR, GIUSEPPE CALVETTA. CALVETTA REASSURED POST THAT ITALY WILL NOT CHANGE ITS POSITION ON THE CANADA-US CO-SPONSORED RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN IRAN. CALVETTA ADDED THAT HE HAD ALERTED FM FRATTINI'S STAFF OF U.S. CONCERNS. [...] |
2003-12-12 17:19:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM IR IT UNGA |
| 03SANAA1744 |
58TH UNGA: YEMEN DELEGATION UNDECIDED [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-20 11:51:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA KSEP YM UNGA UN DEMARCHE |
| 03SANAA1775 |
YEMEN: U.S. THEMES FOR UNGA [...] (u) This is an action request - see para 3. 2. (u) Pol/Econ Chief and Poloff delivered ref a and b demarches to Abdulsalem Qassim Al-Awadi, Director of MFA's Americas Office, on July 22. Awadi promised to share the information with relevant ROYG officials, including Foreign Minister Qi [...] |
2003-07-22 14:06:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL PHUM YM UNGA UN DEMARCHE |
| 03SANAA2145 |
58TH UNGA DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] On August 24, Pol/Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Dirham al-Saidi, Americas desk officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Welcoming the demarche, al-Saidi said that he had just returned from a DoD regional seminar in Washington on border security that covered many of the same issues a [...] |
2003-08-26 11:13:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC AORC KNNP YM UNGA CDG UNDC DEMARCHE |
| 03SANAA2953 |
URGENT DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO YEMEN: CHALLENGE TO [...] (c) Pol/Econ Chief met with Ambassador Abdul-Malik Abdul-Ghani Saleh, new Chief of the Americas Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), to deliver the reftel points on December 15, 2003. When Pol/Econ Chief emphasized the time-sensitive nature of the request, Abdul-Ghani Saleh pr [...] |
2003-12-16 07:54:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL YM UNGA DEMARCHE |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA1644 |
58TH UNGA: HONDURAN FM SEEKING APPOINTMENT WITH [...] (SBU) On June 27, PolChief discussed the Government of Honduras' (GOH) participation in the 58th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and U.S. UNGA policy priorities with Honduran Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Anibal Quinones (reftels). Quinones indicated that Honduras looked forward to [...] |
2003-07-11 19:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC PHUM HO UNGA UN |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA2564 |
HONDURAN AMBASSADOR TO CUBA NOT IN THE OFFING, BUT [...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 6. 2. (U) Deputy Chief of Mission and Political Counselor met with Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Anibel Quinones on October 28 to deliver points in ref B. Quinones was already aware of USG concerns as raised with Government of Honduras (GOH) [...] |
2003-10-31 22:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ETRD CU HO UNGA |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA2866 |
DRL PDAS KOZAK MEETS WITH HONDURAN OFFICIALS TO [...] (C) Summary: DRL PDAS Kozak, DRL/MLA Deputy Director Sicade, and EmbOffs met November 19-20 with senior GOH officials, including Foreign Minister Leonidas Rosa Bautista, to discuss U.S. cooperation with Latin American countries on human rights resolutions at the United Nations Commission on H [...] |
2003-12-08 21:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CU HO UNGA |
| 03THEHAGUE1679 |
NETHERLANDS: 58TH UNGA HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] Pieter Ramaer, head of the Political and Judicial departments of MFA's UN and IFI, confirmed the following information to PolOff on June 27 (information is keyed to reftel): A: Attendance of Head of State: There are no plans for the Queen to attend. B. Attendance of Head of Governmen [...] |
2003-06-27 14:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA NL UNGA UN |
| 03THEHAGUE1680 |
EU GOALS AND DUTCH RESPONSE TO U.S. UNGA GOALS - [...] No summary [...] |
2003-06-27 14:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL PHUM NL UNGA UN |
| 03THEHAGUE1857 |
DUTCH: SUMMARY OF EU THOUGHTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Following delivery of HR reftels on July 21, MFA Senior Policy Advisor for Human Rights, Hans Docter (protect source), confirmed that the EU will introduce UNGA resolutions on Burma and the DRC; a decision on Iran has been postponed until early September, but appears likely. Docter also s [...] |
2003-07-22 15:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL IR BM CG ZI KN NL UNGA UNHRC UN |
| 03THEHAGUE1988 |
NETHERLANDS: 58TH UNGA HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE UPDATE [...] MFA reported updates UNGA attendance information on August 7. Information is keyed to Ref B. A. Attendance of Head of State: There are no plans for the Queen to attend. B. Attendance of Head of Government: Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister, will attend the UNGA HIV/AIDS meeting and [...] |
2003-08-07 10:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA NL UNGA UN |
| 03THEHAGUE2114 |
PDAS SOUTHWICK DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE HAGUE [...] (C) Summary: DRL PDAS Michael Southwick met with Dutch interlocutors on August 18 to discuss US-led and multilateral efforts in the field of human rights. The Dutch exchanged EU goals for the UNGA 3rd committee as well as thoughts on Cuba, CHR WEOG rotation scheme, and US-EU cooperation on h [...] |
2003-08-22 08:40:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM BM CG TH CH ZI CU NL UNHRC UNGA |
| 03THEHAGUE2361 |
URGENT DEMARCHE REQUEST: UN ACTION ON THE MIDDLE [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on the emergency special session of the General Assembly on the Middle East to Dutch MFA Head of Political and Legal Affairs Division Pieter Ramaer and Deputy Head of Middle East Division Mark Singleton. The Dutch will follow the EU line, but do not yet kn [...] |
2003-09-18 14:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS NL UNGA |
| 03THEHAGUE2670 |
DUTCH PLANS FOR UNGA MIDDLE EAST RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2003-10-21 11:36:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL NL UNGA |
| 03THEHAGUE2672 |
DUTCH MFA ON 58TH UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE FOLLOW-UP [...] (C) Summary: PolOff delievered reftel demarche on the 58th UNGA First Committee to Peter Potman, MFA Deputy Head of Nuclear Affairs and Non-Proliferation Division on October 20. Potman said the draft resolution and accompanying U.S. points were extensively discussed last week in New York, and [...] |
2003-10-21 15:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC AORC KNNP NL UNGA CDG UNDC |
| 03THEHAGUE2723 |
DUTCH/EU LIKELY TO SUPPORT CUBA RESOLUTION [...] Sensitive but Unclassified - not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) While the EU has yet to make a decision on the upcoming Cuba resolution in the UNGA. However, Jan Jaap Groenemeijer, Dutch MFA Senior Policy Advisor on Cuba, noted that the GoNL will support a "yes" vote during EU dis [...] |
2003-10-29 11:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD CU UNGA |
| 03THEHAGUE2917 |
DUTCH ON HUMAN RIGHTS: IRAN, CHR, TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (C) Dutch human rights concerns continue to run parallel to those of the United States. Specifically, the GoNL will co-sponsor the Canadian UNGA 3rd committee resolution on the human rights situation in Iran (ref A). The Netherlands, [...] |
2003-11-20 08:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL TX IR NL UNGA UNHRC |
| 03THEHAGUE2983 |
DUTCH MFA ON UN ACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] |
2003-11-28 14:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS UNGA |
| 03VATICAN1055 |
VATICAN REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO FULL CLONING BAN, [...] PER DEPARTMENT'S REQUEST (REF A), DCM AND POLOFF REVIEWED THE U.S. APPROACH TO ACHIEVING AN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION TO BAN ALL FORMS OF HUMAN CLONING WITH NEW VATICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER PIETRO PAROLIN. PAROLIN, WHO WAS FULLY CONVERSANT WITH THE STATE OF PLAY ON THE CONVENTION, ASSURED [...] |
2003-03-14 08:21:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC TBIO VT UNGA KSIA |
| 03VATICAN3359 |
HUMAN CLONING RESOLUTION: HOLY SEE PRESSING THE [...] SUMMARY: PER REFTEL, DCM APPROACHED HOLY SEE DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER PAROLIN AND PRESIDENT OF THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR HEALTH ARCHBISHOP JAVIER LOZANO BARRAGAN TO URGE CONTINUED VATICAN ACTION ON BEHALF OF A UN RESOLUTION BANNING ALL FORMS OF HUMAN CLONING. DCM REVIEWED U.S. OBJECTIONS [...] |
2003-07-23 15:47:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA PREL TBIO VT UNGA |
| 03VATICAN3790 |
HOLY SEE ON U.S. THEMES FOR 58TH UNGA [...] (C) DCM MET WITH HOLY SEE DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER PIETRO PAROLIN AUGUST 20 TO REVIEW U.S. THEMES FOR THE 58TH UNGA (REFTELS). IN A BRIEF EXCHANGE ON THE SITUATION IN IRAQ, PAROLIN EXPRESSED SADNESS AT THE RECENT ATTACK, AND WAS RECEPTIVE TO USG DETERMINATION TO STAY THE COURSE. HE NOTED [...] |
2003-08-21 14:03:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PHUM PREL VT UNGA |
| 03VATICAN3809 |
VATICAN REVIEWING USG APPROACH TO DISARMAMENT AT [...] No summary [...] |
2003-08-22 12:49:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL VT CDG UNDC UNGA |
| 03VATICAN3958 |
VATICAN MAINTAINS MULTILATERAL FOCUS ON [...] (SBU) CHARGE AND POLOFF REVIEWED THE USG APPROACH TO DISARMAMENT FOR THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY (UNGA) (REF A) WITH HOLY SEE OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR DISARMAMENT PAOLO CONVERSI AUGUST 28, FOLLOWING UP OUR DISCUSSION WITH DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER PAROLIN (REF B). CONVERSI ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE ROT [...] |
2003-09-02 12:47:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL VT CDG UNDC UNGA |
| 03VATICAN5111 |
CUBA: HOLY SEE TAKES TRADITIONAL VIEW ON UNGA [...] (C) Reviewing the recent UNGA vote on the U.S. embargo on Cuba, the Holy See reaffirmed its opposition to the embargo, while affirming its distaste for the regime's human rights abuses. MFA Caribbean Affairs Office Director Giorgio Lingua repeated the Vatican's view that the embargo is ineffec [...] |
2003-11-12 14:37:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | CU ETRD PHUM PREL VT UNGA |
| 03VATICAN5365 |
HOLY SEE ON ICJ, ISRAELI SEPARATION BARRIER [...] (C) POLOFF DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS TO HOLY SEE OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR ISRAEL AND PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS FRANCO COPPOLA NOVEMBER 25. COPPOLA LIMITED HIS RESPONSE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF AN INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE (ICJ) OPINION ON THE LEGALITY OF THE ISRAELI SEPARATION BARRIER. HE AGREED THA [...] |
2003-11-26 07:11:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPAL PREL VT UNGA |
| 03YEREVAN2828 |
ARMENIA ON MIDDLE EAST ACTIONS AT UNGA [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly - not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) In response to reftel demarche request, Armenian MFA United Nations Division Chief Artak Apitonian told us November 26 that Armenia would likely abstain from the December 2 vote on the propo [...] |
2003-11-26 11:26:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KPAL PREL IS AM UNSC UNGA |
| 03YEREVAN2948 |
UNGA VOTE ON HUMAN CLONING [...] (SBU) Per reftel, we delivered demarche to the GOAM Ministry of Foreign Affairs urging their support for Costa Rica's resolution calling for an international instrument to ban all forms of human cloning. The United Nations Desk Officer said that he could not say today how Armenia would vote, [...] |
2003-12-08 13:18:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AM UNGA KSCI |
| 03YEREVAN3029 |
ARMENIA ON UNGA CREDENTIALS RESOLUTION [...] Ambassador delivered demarche and talking points regarding the UNGA resolution on Palestinian representation to Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian December 17 per reftel instructions. Oskanian recognized the importance of the resolution to the USG and said Armenia would at a minimum abstain on [...] |
2003-12-18 04:47:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPAL PREL AM UNGA |
| 03ZAGREB1709 |
CROATIA SEEKS BILATERAL MEETING WITH SECRETARY [...] (SBU) ON JULY 29, DCM MET WITH VICE SKRACIC, HEAD OF THE MFA'S UN DEPARTMENT. SKRACIC PRESENTED THE GOC'S FORMAL REQUEST FOR A BILATERAL MEETING WITH SECRETARY POWELL FOR CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TONINO PICULA DURING THIS YEAR'S UNGA. SKRACIC SAID THAT THE GOC UNDERSTANDS HOW BUSY THE SECR [...] |
2003-07-30 15:05:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL HR UNGA |
| 03ZAGREB2367 |
CROATIA SUPPORTS DELAY ON HUMAN CLONING RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2003-11-05 14:45:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO HR UNGA |
| 03ZAGREB2579 |
CROATIA SUPPORTS DELAY ON HUMAN CLONING RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2003-12-08 14:25:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO HR UNGA KSCI |
| 04ABUDHABI2058 |
59TH UNGA: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AND REQUESTS [...] No summary [...] |
2004-06-22 12:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA TC |
| 04ABUDHABI2325 |
UAE SUPPORTS ICJ RULING ON SECURITY BARRIER [...] Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayed (HbZ), reacted to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on the Israeli security barrier (reftel) by urging the international community to live up to its responsibilities, and by calling [...] |
2004-07-12 11:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ICJ UNGA PREL TC |
| 04ABUDHABI2346 |
ICJ ADVISORY OPINION ON ISRAELI SECURITY [...] (C) Charge delivered ref A demarche during a courtesy call with newly appointed MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Political Affairs Tariq Ahmed Al Haidan SIPDIS on July 13. Al Haidan gave a pessimistic assessment of the peace process and the Middle East Roadmap. He said Israel's planned w [...] |
2004-07-13 12:58:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ICJ UNGA PREL IS TC |
| 04ABUDHABI2363 |
U.S. INITIATIVES FOR THE 59TH UNGA DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-14 09:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON PHUM KDEM UNGA UN TC |
| 04ABUDHABI2415 |
ECOSOC CUBA TERRORISM RESOLUTION DEMARCHE [...] Poloff discussed reftel talking points with MFA International Organizations Deputy Director Ghanim Al Mazroai on July 19. Al Mazroai said he would relay the U.S. position to the UAE/UN PermRep in New York. The UAE PermRep is consulting with decisionmakers in Abu Dhabi and UN representatives [...] |
2004-07-19 13:22:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA CU TC |
| 04ABUDHABI2718 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNSYG NOTE VERBALE ON REFORM [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-16 07:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM AORC UNGA CDG TC |
| 04ABUDHABI2804 |
G8 BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE PREPARTORY MEETING [...] (SBU) DCM -- acting as CDA -- delivered the points in a letter to Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (HBZ) on August 18. DCM followed up with MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Political Affairs Tariq Al-Haidan to request SIPDIS an [...] |
2004-08-18 13:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA PREL ECON KMPI |
| 04ABUDHABI2833 |
G8 BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE PREPARTORY MEETING [...] (SBU) On August 22, DCM talked to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Political Affairs Tariq Al-Haidan to ask SIPDIS whether the MFA had a response to our invitation to the BMENA forum preparatory meeting (reftels). Al-Haidan said that he had passed the message on to Deputy Prime Minister/M [...] |
2004-08-22 12:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA PREL ECON KMPI |
| 04ABUDHABI3409 |
AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL MEETING WITH UAE FOREIGN [...] (C) Making her initial call on UAE Foreign Minister Rashed Abdullah al Noaimi September 27, the Ambassador and the FM reviewed our robust bilateral cooperation agenda and discussed cooperation under BMENA and MEPI. The Minister expressed his desire to cooperate with the U.S. and benefit fro [...] |
2004-09-28 12:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KMPI TC |
| 04ABUDHABI3617 |
DEMARCHE TO UAE: US NOMINEE FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-13 05:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS KAWC PHUM UNGA TC |
| 04ABUDHABI3643 |
Demarche opposing Cuba's UN resolution against the [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-13 14:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD UNGA CU TC |
| 04ABUDHABI3964 |
DEMARCHE ON UNGA RESOLUTION ON HUMAN CLONING [...] On November 2, Polchief followed up with MFA on an October 31 telcon that the DCM had with MFA Under Secretary Abdullah Rashid regarding the UNGA demarche on human cloning. MFA International Organizations Director Yacub Al Hosani said he was unable to give us an indication of how the UAE migh [...] |
2004-11-03 12:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA TBIO PREL UN TC |
| 04ABUDHABI3965 |
59TH UNGA ELECTIONS: DEMARCHE ON REPASCH CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-03 12:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA UN TC |
| 04ABUDHABI4005 |
OAS: PANAMA TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] (SBU) Ambassador Watt called Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis on Friday, May 27, to encourage support for the U.S. candidate for Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Paolo G. Carozza. The Foreign Minister informed Ambassador Watt on Tuesday, May 31, that the GOP would support Carozza. 2 [...] |
2004-11-08 12:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | UN UNGA PREL PHUM TC |
| 04ABUDHABI4026 |
ABU DHABI UNABLE TO DELIVER UN HUMAN CLONING BAN [...] As reported in ref. A, due to the official mourning period after the death of late President Sheikh Zayed, and the week-long government holiday for the Eid Al Fitr, the UAEG is closed until November 20. The MFA is not receiving demarches or dip notes. It will not be possible for Post to deli [...] |
2004-11-09 12:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | UN UNGA TBIO KSCI PREL PHUM TC |
| 04ABUDHABI4543 |
UAE WILL NOT CHANGE VOTES ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-14 10:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL TC UNGA UN |
| 04ACCRA1484 |
GHANA ON ICJ OPINION AND ARAB GROUP RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-15 11:20:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GH ICJ UNGA |
| 04AMMAN3274 |
DEMARCHE TO JORDAN ON UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (C) PolCouns delivered ref points on the draft GA resolution on the UN Palestinian observer mission April 28 to Manar Dabbas, U.S. Action officer in FonMin Muasher's Private Office. Dabbas promised to consider the points carefully and deliver the points to Jordan's UN Mission in New York. [...] |
2004-04-28 13:53:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL JO UNGA |
| 04AMMAN6916 |
U.S. NOTE VERBALE ON REFORM OF UNGA FIRST [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-17 06:41:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL JO AROC CDG UNGA |
| 04AMMAN7203 |
FORUM FOR THE FUTURE - JORDAN WANTS MORE COMPANY [...] (C) Summary: FM Muasher says Jordan will attend the FFF meetings September 23-24 in New York if Egypt or Saudi Arabia are also there. End summary. 2. (C) A/DCM delivered reftel points, agenda and paper on the G-8 Broader Middle East Initiative Forum for the Future to Manar Dabbas of FM [...] |
2004-08-28 15:12:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KMPI JO UNGA |
| 04AMMAN8129 |
U.S. DRAFT REFORM RESOLUTION FOR UN FIRST [...] No summary [...] |
2004-09-30 12:11:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PARM PREL JO CDG UNGA |
| 04AMMAN8591 |
US NOMINATION OF JUDGE THEODOR MERON: JORDAN [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-18 13:10:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS KAWC PHUM JO UNGA |
| 04AMMAN8592 |
CUBA'S RESOLUTION AGAINST U.S. EMBARGO: JORDAN [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-18 13:11:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD CU JO UNGA |
| 04AMMAN8944 |
UNGA HUMAN CLONING RESOLUTION: JORDAN [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-01 14:48:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO PREL JO UNGA UN |
| 04AMMAN8945 |
REPASCH CANDIDACY FOR UN PENSION COMMITTEE: JORDAN [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-01 15:26:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC JO UNGA UN |
| 04AMMAN9092 |
JORDAN WILL SUPPORT U.S. NOMINATION OF JUDGE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-09 14:28:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS KAWC PHUM JO UNGA |
| 04ANKARA5823 |
DEMARCHE OPPOSING CUBA'S UN RESOLUTION AGAINST THE [...] (U) We presented reftel demarche October 8 to Turkish MFA's Latin America Head of Department Cen Onder. As instructed in the cable, we asked that Turkey consider abstaining if it could not support the U.S. request. 2. (U) Onder indicated that Turkey would check with the European Union cou [...] |
2004-10-13 14:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD CU TU UNGA |
| 04BOGOTA11791 |
COLOMBIA WILL ABSTAIN ON HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM CO UNGA |
| 04BOGOTA1748 |
UNHCHR REPORT ON COLOMBIA [...] (C) Summary: The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) in Colombia is finalizing its report for Geneva on the GOC's compliance with its 27 human rights recommendations. The report is likely to criticize the GOC for slow and uneven implementation of the recommendations [...] |
2004-02-20 17:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL CO UNGA |
| 04BOGOTA9610 |
COLOMBIAN CORE GROUP MEETING [...] No summary [...] |
2004-09-21 22:11:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA |
| 04BRASILIA2129 |
AMBASSADOR SICHAN SIV'S BRASILIA MEETINGS [...] (SBU) Brazilian Foreign Ministry officials assured Ambassador Siv that Brazil will wholeheartedly back the USG TIP agenda item at the 59th UNGA, but sounded more ambivalent on the four other U.S. UNGA initiatives (Ref C). To Ambassador Siv's suggestion that UNHCR has become a group mingling " [...] |
2004-08-24 19:54:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PHUM KDEM AORC SOCI BR UNGA UN |
| 04BRATISLAVA1007 |
Slovaks Will Support Meron for ICTY [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-05 07:42:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL LO UNGA |
| 04BRATISLAVA438 |
SLOVAKIA OPPOSES PALESTINIAN RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-30 11:49:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL LO UNGA |
| 04BRATISLAVA629 |
CLONING BAN: SLOVAKIA WILL NOT CO-SPONSOR COSTA [...] POLOFF DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO DRAHOSLAV STEFANIK, DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL LAW DEPARTMENT AT THE SLOVAK MFA. STEFANIK STATED THAT SLOVAKIA WILL SUPPORT THE COSTA RICAN RESOLUTION AS IT DID LAST YEAR, BUT HAS DECIDED NOT TO CO-SPONSOR IN THE SIXTH COMMITTEE. DEBATE REGARDING SLOV [...] |
2004-06-29 14:00:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO LO UNGA KSCI |
| 04BRATISLAVA676 |
ICJ ADVISORY OPINION: SLOVAKIA UNDECIDED [...] (C) On June 15, Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Oskana Tomova, Director of the UN Office at the Slovak MFA. Tomova stated that Slovakia supports the U.S. position of closely following the roadmap, but was still deliberating their final position. She added that the issue must be consi [...] |
2004-07-15 14:20:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS PL LO UNGA ICJ |
| 04BRATISLAVA700 |
Slovakia's Priorities for the UNGA [...] SUMMARY. Slovakia will follow the EU position at the UNGA on all US priorities except cloning. Slovakia expects to win the region's 2006/2007 non-permanent Security Council seat as no other state in the region has voiced its candidacy. END SUMMARY. Slovakia on U.S. Priorities ----------- [...] |
2004-07-23 05:32:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AORC LO UNGA UN |
| 04BRATISLAVA723 |
SLOVAKIA TO FOLLOW EU POSITION ON NSNW [...] (S) Poloff met with Rastislav Gabriel of the Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Division of the Department of OSCE and Disarmament in the MFA on 29 July, per reftel. Gabriel said that Slovakia does not consider itself a major player on this matter and expects to follow the large [...] |
2004-07-29 13:50:00 | Embassy Bratislava | SECRET | PREL PARM MARR LO NATO UNGA |
| 04BRUSSELS3190 |
EU ON UNGA PRIORITIES, ATTENDEES [...] (C) Summary: EU officials welcomed early consultation on UNGA priorities and highlighted shared interest in combating human trafficking and reducing the number of Middle East resolutions -- although they underscored several times that this would be best achieved by resolving the underlying r [...] |
2004-07-27 11:08:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PHUM KDEM AORC KSEP OVIP OTRA UN UNGA EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS4107 |
EU IN UN: IO A/S HOLMES IN BRUSSELS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with IO Assistant Secretary Kim Holmes on September 15-16, EU officials: --stressed EU commitment to "effective multilateralism with the UN at its core;" --continued their push for enhanced status for the European Commission (EC) in UN bodies (EU additionality); [...] |
2004-09-27 08:11:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS4161 |
SEPTEMBER 3 U.S.-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON ARMS [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. and the Dutch EU presidency on September 3 conducted semi-annual CODUN consultations in Brussels on UN disarmament issues. Subjects covered included U.S./EU priorities, UNFC, UNDC, CD, FMCT, landmines, CWB, BWC, CCW, CTBT, Libya, Luxembourg,s upcoming EU presidency, a [...] |
2004-09-29 10:16:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PREL UNGA CDG EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS4347 |
EU VOTE FOR CUBAN ANTI-EMBARGO RESOLUTION EXPECTED [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-08 13:11:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ETRD CU UNGA EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS728 |
KOFI ANNAN AND THE EU: MULTILATERALISM, MONEY AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNSYG Kofi Annan used his January 28-30 visit to Brussels to lecture the EU in public on the need to have more open migration policies, while holding private talks on a range of world hotspots. The EU showcased its commitment to a policy of "effective multilateralism" centered [...] |
2004-02-20 08:37:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID UNGA UN EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS854 |
JANUARY 16 U.S.-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON ARMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 16 in Brussels, Geneva CD Ambassador Jackie Sanders and AC/ISN Director Robert Luaces led productive discussions on arms control and disarmament with the EU's global disarmament troika (CODUN). USEU Poloff Van Reidhead participated as Control Officer. Issues discus [...] |
2004-02-27 11:49:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM KNNP UNGA EUN CDG USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BUENOSAIRES3171 |
DEMARCHE ON HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS [...] (U) On November 9, PolOff met with the Foreign Ministry's Jorge Luis Gomez, Directorate of International Organisms, and Federico Villegas, Office of Human Rights, to seek Argentina's support for the resolutions on Belarus, Turkmenistan, Sudan, Zimbabwe and Iran. Villegas noted that these wer [...] |
2004-11-10 19:00:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL AR UNGA DEMARCHE |
| 04BUENOSAIRES3185 |
OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAELI BIAS AT UNGA [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-12 19:06:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IS AR UNGA |
| 04BUENOSAIRES3216 |
URGENT DEMARCE CONCERNING THIRD COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-16 17:17:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM IR BO ZI SU AR UNGA |
| 04BUENOSAIRES3283 |
SUDAN: PROMOTING THE EU RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-22 21:03:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SU AR UNGA |
| 04COLOMBO1301 |
Mission conveys points on USG initiatives for [...] (C) On August 3, poloff spoke with Sumedha Ekanayake and presented the USG initiatives for the 59th UN General Assembly, per Reftel. Ekanayake said he would review the points with his colleagues but that he did not foresee any GSL conflicts with U.S. initiatives to advance economic freedom, [...] |
2004-08-06 05:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PHUM KDEM AORC CE UNGA UN |
| 04COLOMBO1543 |
59TH UNGA: UPDATED SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT DELEGATION [...] On September 15, Mission received an update list of Sri Lankan government officials planning to attend the 59th UN General Assembly. That updated attendance list is provided below: A. ATTENDANCE OF HEAD OF STATE -- H.E. the President Mrs. Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga -- Presiden [...] |
2004-09-16 12:21:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CE UNGA |
| 04DJIBOUTI1204 |
59TH UNGA: DJIBOUTI HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] (U) Djibouti's primary delegation to the 59th UNGA will include Ismael Omar Guelleh, President of the Republic, Ali Abdi Farah, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ismael Houssein Tani, Director of the Presidential Cabinet, and Djama Elmi Darar, chief of State Protocol. None of these delegates will b [...] |
2004-09-14 13:45:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP DJ UNGA |
| 04DJIBOUTI1408 |
DJIBOUTI TO SUPPORT MERON IN UNGA ELECTIONS [...] (U) In response to diplomatic note sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting Djibouti's support for Judge Theodor Meron in the 18 November UN General Assembly elections for a permanent seat on the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, Djibouti has stated that it w [...] |
2004-11-04 07:52:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL DJ UNGA |
| 04DJIBOUTI1444 |
DJIBOUTI AND OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAELI BIAS AT UNGA [...] (C) Pol/Econoff delivered demarche per reftel on November 10 to Director of Bilateral Relations, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan commented that Djibouti is among many countries in the world that condemn Israel because it violates international and humanitarian laws when dealing with the Palestinian [...] |
2004-11-10 12:17:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS DJ UNGA |
| 04DJIBOUTI1451 |
CLONING DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DJIBOUTI TO SUPPORT [...] (U) Poloff delivered demarche 10 November per reftel to Director of Bilateral Relations, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan said that Djibouti would continue to support the Costa Rican resolution to ban human cloning. Djibouti maintains its position that cloning is wrong and should be banned. RAGSDALE [...] |
2004-11-16 02:26:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TBIO DJ UNGA KSCI |
| 04DJIBOUTI1510 |
DJIBOUTIAN VIEWS ON EU'S SUDAN RESOLUTION [...] (C) Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel 23 November to Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Badri SIPDIS Ali Bogoreh. Bogoreh agreed that the UNSC meeting in Nairobi was historic and showed the commitment of the International Community. He added that this meeting also sho [...] |
2004-11-24 06:02:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM DJ UNGA |
| 04DJIBOUTI657 |
CLONING DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO DJIBOUTI GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Ambassador delivered to Minister of Cooperation, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf on 3 May, the demarche requested reftel on the UN resolution for negotiation of a convention that would ban all cloning of human embryos. Ambassador explained to Youssouf that in 2003 the Sixth Committee of the UN consi [...] |
2004-05-05 11:18:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TBIO DJ UNGA KSCI |
| 04DUBLIN1286 |
IRISH REACTION TO U.S. UNGA INITIATIVES [...] On August 31, Post delivered ref A talking points on U.S. initiatives for the 59th UN General Assembly to John Deady and Julian Clare, Director and First Secretary, respectively, of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) UN Section. ---------------- Economic Freedom ---------------- 2 [...] |
2004-09-01 10:44:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON PHUM KDEM AORC UNGA UN |
| 04DUBLIN1300 |
IRELAND BROADLY AGREES WITH US RESPONSE ON UNGA [...] Emboff, drawing on reftel points, spoke on September 2 to First Secretary, UN Section at the DFA Julian Clare. Clare stated that Ireland's response to Resolution 58/41 is included in the common reply that the EU sent. Clare said that Ireland has strong national views on nuclear disarmament a [...] |
2004-09-02 15:54:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL CDG UNDC UNGA UN |
| 04DUBLIN1488 |
IRELAND AND THE US DRAFT REFORM RESOLUTION FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-05 14:51:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PARM PREL CDG UNGA |
| 04DUBLIN1605 |
IRISH TO SUPPORT MERON IN ICTY ELECTION [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-22 13:16:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS KAWC PHUM UNGA |
| 04DUBLIN1610 |
IRISH LIKELY TO SUPPORT CUBA'S RESOLUTION AGAINST [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-22 15:58:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD UNGA |
| 04DUBLIN1645 |
IRELAND TO SUPPORT REPASCH UNGA RE-ELECTION [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-02 16:14:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KSEP UNGA UN |
| 04DUBLIN928 |
59TH UNGA: IRELAND HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] Tentative responses to REFTEL Paragraph 8: A. Head of state Mary McAleese will not be attending. B. Head of government Bertie Ahern will not be attending. C. Foreign minister will be attending. -- Foreign Minister Brian Cowen, TD -- Arrival and Departure TBD, presence at Genera [...] |
2004-06-17 13:41:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA |
| 04GUATEMALA1058 |
GUATEMALA ON UNGA PALESTINIAN OBSERVER MISSION [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-30 17:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS GT UNGA |
| 04GUATEMALA1112 |
GUATEMALA LIKELY TO ABSTAIN OR OPPOSE UNGA [...] (C) The Ambassador raised the Palestinian resolution with Foreign Minister Briz on May 5, urging Guatemala to oppose the UNGA resolution on Palestine. Briz said it was the first he had heard of the issue, and asked his staff to "look into it." PolOff also delivered the demarche to Carla Rodri [...] |
2004-05-05 23:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL GT UNGA |
| 04GUATEMALA1742 |
GUATEMALA RESPONSE TO ICJ ADVISORY ON ISRAELI [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-14 22:48:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS GT ICJ UNGA |
| 04GUATEMALA1743 |
59TH UNGA - GUATEMALA ATTENDANCE STILL UNDETERMINED [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-14 22:52:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP GT UNGA |
| 04GUATEMALA182 |
DEMARCHE RESPONSE: URGING THE GRULAC TO SELECT [...] No summary [...] |
2004-01-26 21:45:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM CT UNGA CDG |
| 04GUATEMALA2563 |
59TH UNGA: GUATEMALA AND U.S. DRAFT REFORM [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-07 22:50:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL GT CDG UNGA |
| 04GUATEMALA2636 |
GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE OPPOSING CUBA'S UN RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-18 18:09:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PHUM CU GT UNGA |
| 04GUATEMALA2637 |
GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON U.S. NOMINEE FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-18 18:10:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS KAWC PHUM GT UNGA |
| 04GUATEMALA2869 |
GUATEMALA OFFERS EXCHANGE OF SUPPORT FOR U.S. [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) On November 12, the Guatemalan Foreign Ministry informed us that Guatemala is willing to support the candidacy of Judge Theodor Meron for reelection to the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia provided that the USG support [...] |
2004-11-12 19:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS KAWC PHUM GT UNGA |
| 04GUATEMALA2926 |
GUATEMALA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON REPASCH [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-18 21:06:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC GT UNGA UN |
| 04GUATEMALA2941 |
GUATEMALA ON UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) Poloff spoke to Luis Carranza, Deputy Director for UN Affairs in the Guatemalan MFA, about Guatemala's abstention on the Iran resolution at the UNGA and support for the remaining country resolutions. According to Carranza, following our reftel meeting with him where he had indicated suppo [...] |
2004-11-19 19:58:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL GT UNGA |
| 04GUATEMALA2945 |
GUATEMALA: OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAELI BIAS AT UNGA [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-22 17:39:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL IS GT UNGA |
| 04GUATEMALA2964 |
GUATEMALA ON UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS /// [...] (C) Poloff spoke to Luis Carranza, Deputy Director for UN Affairs in the Guatemalan MFA, about Guatemala's abstention on the Iran resolution at the UNGA and support for the remaining country resolutions. According to Carranza, following our reftel meeting with him where he had indicated suppo [...] |
2004-11-24 16:21:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL GT UNGA |
| 04GUATEMALA3162 |
GOG ON IRAN RESOLUTION IN UNGA [...] (C) Poloff spoke to Luis Carranza, Deputy Director for UN Affairs in the Guatemalan Foreign Ministry, to express appreciation for Guatemala's vote in 3rd Committee on the Turkmenistan resolution, but again note disappointment about Guatemala's abstention on the Iran resolution. Poloff asked [...] |
2004-12-10 18:32:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL GT IR UNGA |
| 04HANOI2998 |
VIETNAM: PROBABLY NOT VOTING FOR THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel talking points and draft resolutions November 5 to Tran Viet Hoang, Desk Officer in the MFA's International Organizations Department. Hoang pledged to pass the documents to senior MFA leaders for review and said that the Vietnamese delegation in New York would re [...] |
2004-11-05 10:24:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM VM UNGA HUMANR |
| 04HELSINKI1360 |
ASSISTANT SECRETARY RADEMAKER'S CONVERSATIONS IN [...] (C) Summary: On October 7 Assistant Secretary for Arms Control Stephen Rademaker and AC Special Advisor Paul Janiczek, en route back to Washington from a visit to Moscow (reftel), stopped in Helsinki for consultations with the Finnish government. In separate meetings with the Ministry of For [...] |
2004-10-19 13:55:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MCAP PINS KHDP FI UNGA RU |
| 04KINSHASA1554 |
NOTE VERBALE ON REFORM OF THE UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE [...] (U) Poloff delivered copy of U.S. Note Verbale to Ambassador Oscar Matondo, Director of the International Organizations Section at FonMin August 14. Matondo indicated that the DRC has yet to start working on UNGA issues, but will do so in the next three weeks. He noted that the DRC does not ye [...] |
2004-08-17 14:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PARM PREL CG CDG UNGA |
| 04KINSHASA1609 |
DEMARCHE ON AFRICAN UNION POSITION ON HUMAN [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Likango Liselele, Advisor to the Minister of Health, August 25. Liselele replied that the DRC supports the efforts of Costa Rica and the US to ban human cloning and that the Ministry of Health would advocate this position at the upcoming World Health Org [...] |
2004-08-26 06:13:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AF CG KSCI UNGA |
| 04KINSHASA1908 |
DEMARCHE OPPOSING CUBA'S UN RESOLUTION AGAINST THE [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Clementine Shakembo, Director of the Western Hemisphere section at FonMin, on October 8. Shakembo agreed with U.S. position that the embargo was a bilateral issue, but indicated that the GDRC would have to consider its position regarding the C [...] |
2004-10-14 15:44:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD CU CG UNGA |
| 04KINSHASA1971 |
DEMARCHE TO GDRC ON SADC POSITION ON HUMAN CLONING [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Djoli Eseng Ekeli, Deputy Cabinet Director to FonMin Ramazani, on October 22, 2004. Ekeli indicated that the GDRC maintained its support for the U.S. co-sponsored Costa Rican resolution calling for a convention to ban all human cloning. He explained that [...] |
2004-10-22 12:24:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO XA CG UNGA KSCI |
| 04KINSHASA1972 |
DEMARCHE TO GDRC ON JUDGE THEODOR MERON [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Djoli Eseng Ekeli, Deputy Cabinet Director to FonMin Ramazani, on October 22, 2004. Ekeli replied that Judge Meron had impressive credentials and had done an excellent job at the ICTJ. He said that he would recommend GDRC support for his candidacy. MEEC [...] |
2004-10-22 13:36:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS KAWC PHUM CG UNGA |
| 04KINSHASA2082 |
OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAELI BIAS AT UNGA [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Tosi Mpanu, advisor to FonMin Ramazani, November 10. Mpanu said he would recommend the DRC delegation refrain from supporting anti-Israeli resolutions currently before the UNGA, including resolutions on three biased UN entities dealing with Palestinian i [...] |
2004-11-12 12:12:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IS CG UNGA |
| 04KINSHASA2136 |
PROMOTING THE EU RESOLUTION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on November 22 to Tosi Mpanu, political advisor to FonMin Ramazani. Mpanu replied that the GDRC was supportive of UNSC efforts on this matter and said he would recommend DRC support for the UNGA resolution on Sudan. MEECE [...] |
2004-11-23 14:32:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SU CG UNGA |
| 04KUWAIT1634 |
(C) GOK MAY CO-SPONSOR COSTA RICAN RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2004-05-23 13:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO KU UNGA KSCI |
| 04KUWAIT1647 |
(C) HUMAN CLONING: MFA PROMISES TO CO-SPONSOR [...] (C) In a May 24 meeting with MFA IO Director Amb. Abdullah al-Murad on another topic (septel), CDA elicited a promise that Kuwait would co-sponsor the Costa Rican resolution calling for a complete ban on human cloning. We suggest USUN ask the Kuwaiti mission to confirm these instructions wit [...] |
2004-05-24 11:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TBIO KU UNGA KSCI |
| 04KUWAIT2741 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: G8 BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-23 13:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON KMPI KU UNGA |
| 04KUWAIT3145 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: USG FIVE INITIATIVES FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2004-09-14 07:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA |
| 04KUWAIT3194 |
GOK ATTENDANCE AT G8 BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-09-18 09:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMPI ECON KU UNGA |
| 04KUWAIT3759 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KUWAIT TO STUDY UNGA HUMAN [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel points to MFA U/S Ambassador Khaled al-Jarallah during their November 2 meeting. He noted that Saudi Arabia had already agreed to support the U.S. position in favor of the Costa Rican resolution. The U/S said he would discuss the USG request with relevant [...] |
2004-11-02 13:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO PREL KU UNGA USUN |
| 04KUWAIT3877 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN ACTION ON CONVENTION TO [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-10 13:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO PREL PGOV PHUM UNGA KSCI |
| 04KUWAIT3892 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FOLLOW-UP ON ICTY NOMINEE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-10 14:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PREL KAWC PHUM KU UNGA |
| 04KUWAIT3893 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA 3RD COMMITTEE HUMAN [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-10 14:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KU UNGA |
| 04KUWAIT4361 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-15 11:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KU UNGA |
| 04LILONGWE723 |
GOM TAKES ISSUE WITH MALAWI'S TIP RANKING [...] (SBU) Minister of Foreign Affairs George Chaponda told the Charge on July 28 that the GOM is "very concerned" about Malawi's ranking as a Tier Two - Watch List country in the Department's 2004 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Chaponda said the ranking "did not reflect the situation on the [...] |
2004-08-02 08:01:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KWMN KCRM MI UNGA |
| 04MADRID1601 |
SPAIN: URGENT DEMARCHE REGARDING AMENDED UNGA [...] No summary [...] |
2004-05-06 14:49:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS SP UNGA |
| 04MADRID2693 |
SPAIN:ICJ ADVISORY OPINION ON ISRAELI SECURITY [...] (C) We delivered reftel A demarche to Juan Manuel Linares, MFA Deputy DG for UN Affairs, on July 13 and to Alberto Moreno, MFA Deputy DG for Middle East Affairs, on July 14. Both stated that they could not commit to a position on the proposed UNGA resolution, as the EU had not yet decided on a [...] |
2004-07-15 08:54:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS SP ICJ UNGA |
| 04MADRID2955 |
SPANISH POSITION ON UNSC AND ICJ ADVISORY OPINION [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to Juan Manuel Gonzalez de Linares, MFA Deputy Director General of UN Affairs, on August 2. Gonzalez de Linares stated that Spain will wait and see what the General Assembly presents to the Security Council before taking a definitive position, adding that, a [...] |
2004-08-03 14:32:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS SP ICJ UNGA |
| 04MADRID3023 |
U.S. NOTE VERBALE AND TALKING POINTS DELIVERED ON [...] (U) We delivered ref A U.S. note verbale and ref B talking points on UN General Assembly Resolution 58/41 regarding improvement of the effectiveness of the methods of work of the First Committee to Juan Manuel Gonzalez de Linares, MFA Deputy Director General for UN Affairs, on August 10. Go [...] |
2004-08-10 14:18:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PARM PREL SP CDG UNGA |
| 04MADRID4382 |
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT FOR YUGOSLAVIA: [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-16 11:38:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS KAWC PHUM SP UNGA |
| 04MANAMA1123 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ICJ ADVISORY OPINION ON [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-17 10:10:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL BA ICJ UNGA |
| 04MANAMA1125 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. INITIATIVES FOR THE 59TH [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-18 10:48:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON PHUM KDEM AORC BA UNGA UN |
| 04MANAMA1205 |
59TH UNGA ATTENDANCE - INTERIM REPORT [...] (U) The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohammed bin Mubarak Al-Khalifa plans to attend the 59th UNGA Debate. According to MFA Director of Bilateral Relations Dr. Dhafer Al Umran, exact travel dates have yet to be identified. As of July 31, Shaikh Mohammed's wife is not planning to accompany h [...] |
2004-08-01 13:57:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA |
| 04MANAMA1305 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US NOTE VERBALE ON REFORM OF [...] (U) On August 16, Post delivered reftel note verbale and non-paper to Bahrain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. MFA Director of Bilateral Relations Dr. Dhafer Al Umran told PolOFF on August 18 that the GOB would most likely vote in favor of US Resolution 58/41. "Bahrain is for anything to im [...] |
2004-08-21 15:14:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PARM PREL BA CDG UNGA |
| 04MANAMA1314 |
BAHRAIN PLANNING TO ATTEND G8 BMENA FORUM FOR THE [...] (SBU) Charge August 22 delivered reftel talking points, plan for establishing the Forum for the Future, and draft agenda for the Forum for the Future preparatory meetings to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar. Abdul Ghaffar replied that Foreign Minister Mohammed [...] |
2004-08-24 11:41:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON KMPI BA UNGA |
| 04MANAMA1409 |
USUN AMBASSADOR SIV VISIT - 59TH UNGA [...] (C) On September 7, US Ambassador to the United Nations Economic and Social Council and Coordinator of the US delegation to the UN General Assembly Sichan Siv met with GOB officials and parliamentarians to discuss the United States' five UN General Assembly priorities (Reftel). ----------- [...] |
2004-09-13 14:57:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PREL PGOV BA ECOSOC UNGA |
| 04MANAMA1536 |
BAHRAIN: DELIVERY OF U.S. DRAFT REFORM RESOLUTION [...] (U) Post delivered reftel talking points and U.S. draft resolution on reforming the UNGA First Committee to the MFA via diplomatic note on October 2. We will follow up after October 11, when Assistant Under Secretary for Political and International Cooperation Affairs Ahmed Al-Haddad returns [...] |
2004-10-05 14:16:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PARM PREL BA CDG UNGA |
| 04MANAMA1594 |
BAHRAIN: U.S. NOMINEE FOR INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL [...] (U) Pol/Econ chief delivered reftel demarche October 12 concerning Judge Theodor Meron's nomination for reelection as permanent judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to MFA Director for International Organizations Ghassan Shaikho. Shaikho responded tha [...] |
2004-10-19 13:00:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS KAWC PHUM PREL BA UNGA |
| 04MANAMA1595 |
BAHRAIN: OPPOSING CUBA'S UN RESOLUTION AGAINST [...] (U) Pol/Econ chief delivered reftel demarche October 12 on opposing Cuba's UN resolution against the embargo to MFA Director for International Organizations Ghassan Shaikho. Shaikho said that Bahrain always votes in favor of the resolution because of Cuba's steadfast support for resolutions o [...] |
2004-10-19 13:14:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD BA CU UNGA |
| 04MANAMA1622 |
BAHRAIN: COSTA RICA CLONING RESOLUTION, UNGA [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ chief met with MFA Director for International Organizations Ghassan Shaikho October 12 to discuss the Costa Rica resolution on human cloning and Bahrain's bid for the UNGA presidency for the 2006-07 session. Shaikho said that the GOB opposes human cloning, but had requested an [...] |
2004-10-25 12:49:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL BA UNGA |
| 04MANAMA1662 |
BAHRAIN: UNGA RESOLUTION ON HUMAN CLONING [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ chief October 30 delivered Ref A demarche concerning the state of play on the Costa Rica resolution on cloning to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. Shaikho was interested to hear that Saudi Arabia will vote in favor of the resolution and comm [...] |
2004-11-02 15:12:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PREL BA UNGA |
| 04MANAMA1663 |
BAHRAIN: REPASCH CANDIDACY FOR RE-ELECTION TO UN [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ chief October 30 delivered reftel demarche concerning Thomas Repasch's candidacy for re-election to the UN Joint Staff Pension Committee to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. Shaikho was particularly interested in the geographic distribution of [...] |
2004-11-02 15:15:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL BA UNGA |
| 04MANAMA1697 |
BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON CONVENTION TO BAN HUMAN [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-10 09:14:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO BA UNGA KSCI |
| 04MANAMA1849 |
BAHRAIN: SUPPORT FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-12 07:03:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL BA UNGA |
| 04MANAMA650 |
DEMARCHE ON AMENDED GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] |
2004-05-05 14:03:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS BA UNGA |
| 04MAPUTO1228 |
59TH UNGA: REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE HIGH-LEVEL [...] Post has received detail regarding GRM's high-level attendance at the 59th UNGA. Information requested in reftel follows: A. Head of State will attend. Name and Title: His Excellency Joaquim Alberto Chissano, President of The Republic of Mozambique Arrival and Departure Dates: Not yet availa [...] |
2004-09-14 15:57:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP MZ UNGA |
| 04MAPUTO1524 |
MOZAMBIQUE: PROMOTING THE EU RESOLUTION ON THE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-23 11:04:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SU MZ UNGA |
| 04MAPUTO975 |
MOZAMBIQUE RESPONSE TO U.S. INITIATIVES FOR THE [...] (SBU) Econ/poloff delivered reftel demarche in a meeting with Farouk Faquira, Chief of the United Nations Department, Office of International Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, July 20. Faquira appreciated the presentation of U.S. initiatives prior to the opening of the 59th UN [...] |
2004-07-21 13:39:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PHUM KDEM MZ UNGA |
| 04NEWDELHI7063 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO INDIA ON JUDGE MERON'S ICTY [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-05 10:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS KAWC PHUM IN UNGA GOI |
| 04NEWDELHI7081 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO INDIA ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-05 12:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL IN UNGA |
| 04NEWDELHI7082 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO BHUTAN ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-05 12:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL BT UNGA |
| 04NEWDELHI7084 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO BHUTAN ON JUDGE MERON'S ICTY [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-05 12:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS KAWC PHUM BT UNGA |
| 04NEWDELHI7085 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO INDIA ON REPASCH RE-ELECTION [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-05 12:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KSEP IN UNGA UN |
| 04NEWDELHI7152 |
FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO INDIA ON ICTY [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-09 10:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS KAWC PHUM IN UNGA GOI |
| 04NEWDELHI8263 |
SARAN: UN MUST REFLECT CONCERNS OF DEVELOPING [...] (U) In what was billed by the MEA as an important policy speech, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran set forth India's "preliminary" views of the High Level Panel Report on UN Reform in a December 30 address. Prior to Saran's speech, MEA Joint Secretary (UN Political) BS Prakash advised us to pay [...] |
2004-12-30 11:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP KDEM IN UNSC UNGA |
| 04OTTAWA3248 |
CANADA SEEKS BALANCE IN MIDDLE EAST POLICY [...] (C) Summary: In an effort to be a more effective player in the Middle East, Canada will vote against two contentious resolutions on Palestine rather than abstaining as in years past, and will support the resolution on a Middle East nuclear free zone. These votes will bring Canada,s formal UN [...] |
2004-12-03 19:02:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | CA PGOV IS PREL UNGA |
| 04PANAMA2777 |
PANAMA PROBABLY WILL NOT MOVE TO OPPOSE [...] (C) This Embassy and other observers hoped that Panama's UNGA voting patterns soon might become more congenial to U.S. interests, given the recent election of Martin Torrijos, a young, modernizing president; his avowed intent to make Panama's UN General Assembly voting "more predictable"; and [...] |
2004-11-16 21:44:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PM UNGA POL CHIEF |
| 04PARAMARIBO76 |
DEMARCHE ON SUPPORT FOR THE ELECTION OF REFORM- [...] No summary [...] |
2004-01-29 10:41:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL NS CDG UNGA |
| 04PARIS7539 |
CUBAN ANTI-EMBARGO RESOLUTION: FRENCH RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-14 15:18:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD CU FR UNGA |
| 04QUITO2362 |
AMB. SIV PROMOTES UNGA AGENDA [...] Summary: During a visit to Quito on August 21-22, U.S. Representative to ECOSOC Ambassador Sichan Siv raised UNGA demarche points (Ref A) and other multilateral issues with Amb. Fernando Flores Macias, DirGen for Multilateral Affairs. Ambassador Siv also expressed disappointment with Ecuador [...] |
2004-08-26 12:39:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON PHUM KDEM AORC EC UNGA UN |
| 04QUITO2499 |
ECUADOR EVASIVE OVER NEW YORK BOLTON MEETING [...] (U) In response to Reftel, the Embassy August 20 contacted the Ecuadorian MFA's Article 98 coordinator, attorney Renan Mosquera, to seek a New York meeting between Foreign Minister Patricio Zuquilanda and Under Secretary John Bolton. Customary in the overly formal MFA, Mosquera requested the [...] |
2004-09-15 15:06:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EC KICC UNGA |
| 04ROME1656 |
ITALIANS OPPOSE UNGA RESOLUTION ON UN PALESTINIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. ITALY OPPOSES EVEN PAYING LIP-SERVICE TO THE UN PALESTINIAN OBSERVER'S RESOLUTION REGARDING MISSION STATUS AND IS WORKING TO CONVINCE ITS EU PARTNERS NOT EVEN TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE PALESTINIANS. IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO HOLD A COMMON EU POSITION, HOWEVER, AND THE ITALIANS RECOMMEN [...] |
2004-04-27 13:44:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL IS IT UNGA PREL |
| 04ROME1757 |
ITALIANS STILL OPPOSED TO PALESTINIAN UNGA [...] (C) SUMMARY. ITALY REMAINS OPPOSED TO THE UN PALESTINIAN OBSERVER'S RESOLUTION REGARDING MISSION STATUS AND CONTINUES WORKING TO CONVINCE ITS EU PARTNERS NOT EVEN TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE PALESTINIANS. SOME EU MEMBERS, HOWEVER, VIEW THE NEW VERSION MORE FAVORABLY. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) POLOFF [...] |
2004-05-05 16:03:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL IS IT UNGA PREL |
| 04ROME1814 |
PALESTINIAN UNGA RESOLUTION: ITALY DID ALL IT [...] (C) MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN LUCA FERRARI TOLD POL M/C ON MAY 6 THAT ITALY HAD DONE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO CONVINCE OTHER EU MEMBERS TO OPPOSE THE PALESTINIAN RESOLUTION IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. ACCORDING TO FERRARI, THE ITALIAN UN PERMREP PUBLICLY DENOUNCED THE RESOL [...] |
2004-05-10 14:06:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL IS IT UNGA PREL |
| 04ROME2763 |
ITALY SAYS CURRENT ICJ/SECURITY BARRIER RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) MFA Director for Egypt, Israel and the Occupied Territories Luca Sorgi told poloff that Italy found unacceptable a number of paragraphs in the current Arab Group draft resolution calling for UNGA endorsement of the ICJ advisory opinion on the Israeli security barrier. He mentioned speci [...] |
2004-07-15 14:31:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL IS IT UNGA ICJ |
| 04ROME2853 |
RUSSIA/ITALY: LAVROV REASSURES FRATTINI ON UNSC [...] (C) SUMMARY: During their July 15 meeting in Rome, FM Frattini and Russian FM Lavrov reviewed preparations for the annual Russia-Italy Summit, which will take place in Moscow "sometime in November." Frattini underlined Russia's need to "adopt western standards" concerning business regulations [...] |
2004-07-22 16:47:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR IT UNGA RU |
| 04ROME2875 |
ITALY WARNS AGAINST MARGINALIZATION OF THE EU IN [...] (C) Summary. The Italian MFA warned that US "acquiescence" in Israel's efforts to exclude the European Union from engagement in the peace process is undermining the EU's credibility in the region, which will impede progress on the Roadmap and serve to further the divide between the Israelis a [...] |
2004-07-26 05:52:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS IT EU UNGA |
| 04ROME2961 |
ITALY'S VIEWS ON NEW AGENDA [...] (C) POLMILOFF on July 29 conveyed reftel points to MFA Nonproliferation/Arms Control Office Director Filippo Formica, Formica's deputy Piero Sardi, and MFA NATO Office Director Giovanni Brauzzi. Brauzzi said he fully agreed with our point that NATO Allies should use the High Level Group (HLG) [...] |
2004-07-30 14:18:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PARM PREL RS NATO UNGA |
| 04ROME3135 |
ITALIAN REACTION TO U.S. INITIATIVES FOR 59TH UN [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-13 11:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON IT KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA UN |
| 04ROME4165 |
CUBAN RESOLUTION AGAINST US EMBARGO: EU/ITALY WILL [...] (U) Paolo Miraglia, MFA Central America and Caribbean Office Director, told PolOff that, although highly concerned about the human rights situation in Cuba, Italy will support the EU position and vote in favor of the Cuban resolution. Miraglia stated that the Dutch presidency will deliver an e [...] |
2004-10-27 15:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD CU IT UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS |
| 04ROME4542 |
ITALY HOSTS INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE DEMOCRACY [...] (U) Summary. Per reftel demarche, Poloff attended the November 25 inauguration ceremony of the Democracy Assistance Dialogue (DAD) at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome. The one-hour event, which drew a wide-range of Ambassadors from various Middle East and North African countri [...] |
2004-11-30 16:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON KMPI KDEM IT UNGA |
| 04SANAA1027 |
DELIVERED URGENT DEMARCHE: UNGA RESOLUTION ON UN [...] No summary [...] |
2004-05-02 13:58:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL YM UNGA DEMARCHE |
| 04SANAA1189 |
DELIVERED TO MFA: DEMARCHE ON INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] |
2004-05-18 11:12:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO UNGA KSCI YE DEMARCHE ENVIRONMENT |
| 04SANAA2216 |
YEMEN: DEMARCHE ON U.S. NOTE VERBALE ON REFORM OF [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-25 12:39:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PARM PREL YM CDG UNGA DEMARCHE |
| 04SANAA2696 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US NOMINEE TO INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-17 12:53:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS KAWC PHUM YM UNGA DEMARCHE |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA2524 |
HONDURAS WANTS TO TRADE VOTES FOR ICTY CANDIDACIES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 4. 2. (SBU) Post received a diplomatic note from the Honduran Foreign Ministry in response to Post's diplomatic note regarding the candidacy of Theodor Meron for re-election to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (IC [...] |
2004-11-08 18:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KJUS KAWC AORC HO UNGA |
| 04THEHAGUE1070 |
DUTCH OPPOSE PALESTINIAN DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] (C) MFA UN Political and Judicial Chief, Pieter Ramaer, confirmed that the GoNL does not support the unofficial Palestinian General Assembly resolution. Ramaer stated EU missions met in New York yesterday to discuss the draft. EU opinion was divided, and no consensus was reached. The Dutch [...] |
2004-04-27 14:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS UNGA |
| 04THEHAGUE1770 |
DUTCH/EU ON ARAB RESOLUTION ON ISRAELI SECURITY BARRIER [...] (C) On July 9, Ambassador Sobel discussed the anticipated ICJ decision on the Israeli Security Barrier with Hugo Siblesz, the Dutch MFA's Director General for Political Affairs (ref a). At that time, Siblesz said that while elements of the substance of the decision were expected to be close to [...] |
2004-07-15 13:10:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NL EU IS UNGA |
| 04THEHAGUE1791 |
UNGA 59: DUTCH CAUTION ON CLONING, DEMOCRACY [...] (U) SUMMARY: IO DAS Lagon shared Reftel A points with Karel van Kesteren, Director of UN affairs at the MFA, on July 12. Poloff follow up on July 14 to get additional reactions and to receive a review of th EU's own paper (reported septel). 2. (C) The Dutch would support a ban on reprodu [...] |
2004-07-16 12:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PHUM KDEM AORC NL UNGA UN |
| 04THEHAGUE1792 |
UNGA 59: SHUNNING SOUNDBITES, EU TARGETS PRACTICAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: The EU's priorities paper for the UN (ref a) contains practical ideas to fix the UN system. Written in UN jargon, it is not intending to appeal to the general public, Karel van Kesteren, Director UN affairs at the MFA, told Poloff on July 14. Five of the seven point (faxed to IO [...] |
2004-07-16 12:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM AORC NL UNGA UN |
| 04THEHAGUE1799 |
UNGA 59: DUTCH CAUTION ON CLONING, DEMOCRACY [...] (U) SUMMARY: IO DAS Lagon shared Reftel A points with Karel van Kesteren, Director of UN affairs at the MFA, on July 12. Poloff followed up on July 14 to get additional reactions and to receive a review of the EU's own paper (reported septel). 2. (C) The Dutch would support a ban on rep [...] |
2004-07-16 15:23:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PHUM KDEM AORC NL UNGA UN |
| 04THEHAGUE1800 |
UNGA 59: SHUNNING SOUNDBITES, EU TARGETS PRACTICAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: The EU's priorities paper for the UN (ref a) contains practical ideas to fix the UN system. Written in UN jargon, it is not intending to appeal to the general public, Karel van Kesteren, Director of UN affairs at the MFA, told Poloff on July 14. Five of the seven points (faxed t [...] |
2004-07-16 15:23:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM AORC NL UNGA UN |
| 04THEHAGUE1808 |
UNGA 59: HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE FOR THE NETHERLANDS [...] (SBU) Below is the planned attendance at the 59th UNGA for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, keyed to reftel. A. Head of state - No. B. Head of government - No. C. Foreign minister - Yes. -- Bernard Bot, Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Kingdom of the Netherlands. -- Planne [...] |
2004-07-19 11:40:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP NL UNGA |
| 04THEHAGUE1817 |
UNGA 59: DUTCH CAUTION ON CLONING, DEMOCRACY [...] (U) SUMMARY: IO DAS Lagon shared Reftel A points with Karel van Kesteren, Director of UN affairs at the MFA, on July 12. Poloff followed up on July 14 to get additional reactions and to receive a review of the EU's own paper (reported septel). 2. (C) The Dutch would support a ban on rep [...] |
2004-07-20 05:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PHUM KDEM AORC NL UNGA UN |
| 04THEHAGUE1823 |
DUTCH/EU ON ARAB RESOLUTION ON ISRAELI SECURITY [...] (C) On July 9, Ambassador Sobel discussed the anticipated ICJ decision on the Israeli Security Barrier with Hugo Siblesz, the Dutch MFA's Director General for Political Affairs (ref a). At that time, Siblesz said that while elements of the substance of the decision were expected to be close t [...] |
2004-07-20 05:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NL EU IS UNGA |
| 04THEHAGUE2366 |
DUTCH PARTICIPATION IN G8 BMENA MEETINGS IN NEW [...] No summary [...] |
2004-09-17 13:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON KMPI NL UNGA |
| 04THEHAGUE2367 |
UNGA 59/COLOMBIA - COLOMBIA CORE GROUP MEETING [...] No summary [...] |
2004-09-17 15:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER CO NL UNGA |
| 04THEHAGUE2519 |
NETHERLANDS/EU/UN: POSSIBLE EU RESOLUTION ON SUDAN [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-04 14:44:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SU UNGA |
| 04THEHAGUE2590 |
NETHERLANDS/EU/UN: PLANNING TO VOTE FOR CUBAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered ref A demarche October 8 to Jan Jaap Groenemeijer, MFA's Policy Advisor on Cuba and Caribbean Issues. Groenemeijer responded that while the U.S. and Europeans certainly agree on many aspects of the human rights and political situation in Cuba, he did not foresee any chang [...] |
2004-10-08 14:42:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD CU UNGA |
| 04THEHAGUE2675 |
DUTCH INCLINED TO SUPPORT "NEW AGENDA" RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-15 14:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC AORC KNNP NL UNGA CDG |
| 04THEHAGUE2712 |
NETHERLANDS/EU/UNGA: DUTCH PLANS FOR UN WORKING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Funding, UN security, and the 2005 "Major Event" will dominate the EU's UN Working Group (CONUN) meeting on October 25, according to its chair, Karel van Kesteren. Other issues on the agenda include a discussion of regional groupings, the social dimension of globalization, [...] |
2004-10-20 12:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC NL UNGA |
| 04THEHAGUE2713 |
UNGA 59: USG PAPER ON OIOS REFORM [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-20 12:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | NL UNGA |
| 04THEHAGUE2718 |
UNGA 59 - PROPOSED UNGA RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-21 07:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KCIP NL UNGA |
| 04THEHAGUE2779 |
59TH UNGA ELECTIONS: REPASCH FOR RE-ELECTION TO [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-29 12:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA UN |
| 04THEHAGUE2784 |
59TH UNGA ELECTIONS: REPASCH FOR RE-ELECTION TO [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-29 13:44:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA UN |
| 04THEHAGUE2868 |
UNGA 59 HUMAN RIGHTS: DEMARCHE ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Please see guidance request in paragraph 3. 2. Poloff shared reftel points with Guillaume Teerling (Senior Advisor, Human Rights office, MFA) on November 5. As the EU and the USG are cooperating closely in the Third Committee, Teerling required no convincing. Teerling said that the Nethe [...] |
2004-11-05 15:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL NL EUN UNGA |
| 04THEHAGUE2879 |
UNGA 59/BELARUS/HUMAN RIGHTS: FOLLOW UP DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-08 12:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM NL UNGA |
| 04THEHAGUE3045 |
NETHERLANDS/ISRAEL/WEOG: WEOG ALTERNATIVE FORUM [...] (C) During a November 19 follow-up conversation to ref A, Karel van Kesteren (MFA, UN Department) suggested to Poloff that the EU is considering the option of holding "WEOG" meetings by another name in places like the ILO or WIPO in order to facilitate inclusion of Israel. He noted that the [...] |
2004-11-22 15:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC IS NL UNGA |
| 04USUNNEWYORK2570 |
59TH UNGA: GENERAL ASSEMBLY PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE [...] Summary. On November 11, the United Nations General Assembly marked the passing of Yasser Arafat. Secretary-General (SYG) Kofi Annan and GA President Jean Ping both made statements of condolences as did the leaders of the various regional groups. Gambia, on behalf of the African States; In [...] |
2004-11-12 21:55:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA |
| 04VATICAN2949 |
ISRAEL: VATICAN PESSIMISTIC ON SOURING RELATIONS [...] (C) Holy See Country Director for the Middle East Coppola elaborated on his foreign minister's frustrations with Vatican-Israel relations July 22, pointing to stalled negotiations on issues related to the 1994 Fundamental Agreement between the two governments as the main source of contention. [...] |
2004-07-29 15:30:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KIRF KPAL PREL VT UNGA |
| 04VATICAN3213 |
HOLY SEE BACKS U.S. UNGA PRIORITIES [...] (C) Holy See Acting Foreign Minister equivalent Parolin told Charge August 18 that the Holy See was on the same page with the U.S. on most UNGA initiatives. On cloning, Charge emphasized the Holy See's potential to influence Catholic countries to support a ban on human cloning. Parolin emphasiz [...] |
2004-08-20 06:19:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC ECON KDEM PHUM PREL VT UNGA |
| 04WELLINGTON599 |
NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE ON ICJ ADVISORY OPINION ON [...] (SBU/NF) Post delivered reftel demarche to Moira Turley, Middle East and Africa Division, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT.) Despite strong support for the U.S. position, Turley stated that the GoNZ is deferring a final decision on its vote until it has seen the final te [...] |
2004-07-15 03:22:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NZ UNGA |
| 04WELLINGTON600 |
NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO U.S. INITIATIVES FOR THE [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche to Rachel Bennett, United Nations Division, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT.) Bennett offered to circulate the information within MFAT for comment, but noted that the GoNZ is unlikely to provide additional proposals or a list or pri [...] |
2004-07-15 04:22:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL ECON PHUM AORC NZ UNGA |
| 04WELLINGTON720 |
NEW ZEALAND OFFERS VIEWS ON FIRST COMMITTEE REFORM [...] Charlotte Elder, Disarmament Division, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, provided a copy of the GoNZ's response to the request in Resolution 58/41 for suggestions on improving the effectiveness of the First (Disarmament) Committee. Elder did not provide any specific comments [...] |
2004-08-25 02:00:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC NZ UNGA |
| 04WELLINGTON861 |
NEW ZEALAND POSITION UNCHANGED ON CUBA'S UN [...] Post delivered reftel demarche to Mike Shaw, Americas Division, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT.) Shaw offered to circulate the information to relevant MFAT personnel, but stated that the GoNZ was unlikely to change its vote, or to abstain. Poloff urged Shaw to mainta [...] |
2004-10-14 00:00:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD NZ UNGA |
| 04WELLINGTON876 |
NEW ZEALAND: ICTY CANDIDATE MERON [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-18 03:38:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS KAWC PHUM NZ UNGA |
| 04WELLINGTON939 |
NEW ZEALAND WILL SUPPORT REPASCH CANDIDACY FOR [...] Post delivered reftel demarche to Wen Powles, Deputy Director, United Nations and Commonwealth Division, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT.) Powles indicated that the GoNZ would support Mr. Repasch's candidacy for the UN Joint Staff Pension Committee. Swindells [...] |
2004-11-10 03:14:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC NZ UNGA |
| 04WELLINGTON950 |
UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS: NEW ZEALAND [...] (C) On November 12, POL/ECON Couns discussed Reftel B resolutions with Val Meyer, Deputy Director of the Human Rights Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Meyer was joined by Tamsin Royson, MFAT's policy officer for Africa. 2. (C) Meyer said that New Zealand woul [...] |
2004-11-15 17:23:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM NZ UNGA |
| 04YEREVAN1589 |
ARMENIA: ACTION REQUEST ON CUBA TERRORISM [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-16 10:56:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CU AM UNGA |
| 04YEREVAN1628 |
GOAM INDICATES IT MAY VOTE NO ON CUBA RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-22 11:03:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CU AM UNGA |
| 04YEREVAN1639 |
59TH UNGA -- ARMENIA'S MOSTLY FAVORABLE RESPONSE [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on USG initiatives at the 59th UNGA to MFA International Organizations Acting Division Chief Artak Apitonian July 20. Apitonian predicted that the GOAM would supp [...] |
2004-07-23 12:45:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PHUM KDEM AORC UNGA UN |
| 04YEREVAN2242 |
ARMENIAN RESPONSE TO CUBA'S UN RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-08 12:35:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD CU AM UNGA |
| 04YEREVAN2387 |
GOAM DENIES SETTLEMENTS IN THE OCCUPIED [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) In a strongly-worded diplomatic note addressed to the Embassy October 28, the Government of Armenia denied any illegal activity in the occupied territories and requested that the United States [...] |
2004-10-28 12:20:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY |