US embassy cable - 04YEREVAN1589

C O N F I D E N T I A L YEREVAN 001589 
 
SIPDIS 
 
IO/SHA FOR T. JOHNSON, DRL/MLA FOR M. BUTLER AND L. SICADE, 
USUN FOR M. SPIRNAK AND M. ZACK, EUR/CACEN FOR K. LOGDSON 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/16/2014 
TAGS: PHUM, PREL, CU, AM, UNGA 
SUBJECT: ARMENIA: ACTION REQUEST ON CUBA TERRORISM 
RESOLUTION 
 
REF: A. SECSTATE 153876 
 
     B. DOELL-LOGSDON 15 JULY TELCON 
 
Classified By: Ambassador John Ordway for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d) 
 
(C) We delivered demarche and talking points to MFA Senior 
Advisor Salpi Ghazarian July 14 per instructions in reftel A. 
 Ghazarian, after confirming with Armenia's Mission in New 
York, said the GOAM had not made a final decision but was 
leaning toward voting with the EU and at minimum abstaining 
on the Cuba resolution at ECOSOC.  Acting MFA International 
Organizations Division Chief Artak Apitonian told us July 15 
that Armenia's Mission in New York had reported positively 
about the possibility that the Cuba resolution would be 
deferred and not come to a vote.  Apitonian said that if the 
resolution came to a vote, the GOAM was still committed to 
voting against it or at a minimum abstaining, but that the 
final decision depended upon updates from EU representatives 
in New York.  He predicted that any split among EU countries 
would "necessitate" an abstention from the GOAM.  He said the 
MFA was anxious to convey a "helpful approach" on this issue 
to the Department and our mission in New York. 
ORDWAY