US embassy cable - 05YEREVAN1277

C O N F I D E N T I A L YEREVAN 001277 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR IO AND EUR/CACEN 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/18/2010 
TAGS: PREL, AM, UNGA 
SUBJECT: ARMENIA FIRMLY SUPPORTS G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION 
ON UN REFORM 
 
REF: A. STATE 132429 
 
     B. YEREVAN 1263 
 
Classified By: CDA A.F.Godfrey for reason 1.5 (b,d) 
 
1. (C) CDA delivered ref a points on July 18 to Deputy 
Foreign Minister Armen Baiburtian.  Baiburtian acknowledged 
the strength of the arguments presented, but said that 
Armenia's position to support the G-4 proposal (as reported 
in ref b) was firm.  Armenia shared the U.S. view that reform 
should not be piecemeal and should not be rushed, Baiburtian 
said, but to be taken seriously, it needed to keep its 
bilateral commitments to the G-4 states.  Some of these 
commitments were made long before the U.S. position became 
clear, Baiburtian asserted. 
 
2. (C) Baiburtian said that there has been "intense dialogue" 
on this subject in recent days with a broad range of 
partners.  The G-4 states continued to assure Armenia that 
they had the 128 votes necessary for success, but the 
Armenian Mission to the UN's own votecount cast some doubt on 
this.  Even if it appeared that the G-4 vote would fail, 
Baiburtian said, Armenia would uphold its commitment to vote 
in support 
GODFREY