US embassy cable - 04WELLINGTON861

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NEW ZEALAND POSITION UNCHANGED ON CUBA'S UN RESOLUTION AGAINST THE EMBARGO

Identifier: 04WELLINGTON861
Wikileaks: View 04WELLINGTON861 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Wellington
Created: 2004-10-14 00:00:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: PREL ETRD NZ UNGA
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.


 
UNCLAS WELLINGTON 000861 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR EAP/ANP, WHA/CCA, IO/UNP 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL, ETRD, NZ, UNGA 
SUBJECT: NEW ZEALAND POSITION UNCHANGED ON CUBA'S UN 
RESOLUTION AGAINST THE EMBARGO 
 
REF: STATE 215870 
 
1. 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 maintain a dialogue on the issue, and to seriously 
consider the points provided. 
 
2. In a separate discussion, Roy Ferguson, Director, Americas 
Division (MFAT,) told PolCouns that, while New Zealand 
officials remain concerned over the human rights situation in 
Cuba, as a matter of general policy the GoNZ opposes the use 
of economic sanctions to exert political pressure on other 
countries.  Ferguson's statements reinforce the GoNZ's 
likelihood to vote yes on the Cuba resolution. 
Burnett 

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