US embassy cable - 05BANGKOK3110

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THAILAND -- DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNMANDATED SESSION RE: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION REFORM

Identifier: 05BANGKOK3110
Wikileaks: View 05BANGKOK3110 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Bangkok
Created: 2005-05-10 11:28:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: PHUM TH Demarche
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 BANGKOK 003110 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR IO/SHA - SMEHRA, S/UNR - JGERAN, USUN - MZACK 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PHUM, TH, Demarche 
SUBJECT: THAILAND -- DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNMANDATED 
SESSION RE: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION REFORM 
 
REF: SECSTATE 82967 
 
 (U) Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Peerasak 
Chantavarin, Director of the Social Division, International 
Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). 
He immediately forwarded the points to the Thai Embassy in 
Geneva.  However, Peerasak said that the Royal Thai 
Government (RTG) has not yet established a final position on 
formation of a working group in Geneva to discuss reform of 
the UN Human Rights Commission.  He refused to speculate how 
Thailand would vote on the proposed resolution establishing a 
working group if it is presented to a formal meeting of the 
UN Economic and Social Council (ESOSOC).  Peerasak said that 
the MFA is still listening and weighing different points of 
view on the issue.  Poloff pressed and Peerasak conceded the 
point that reform of the UN Human Rights Commission will 
eventually have to be settled in New York. 
BOYCE 

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