US embassy cable - 05VIENNA2420

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AUSTRIA OPPOSES G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION ON UN REFORM

Identifier: 05VIENNA2420
Wikileaks: View 05VIENNA2420 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Vienna
Created: 2005-07-19 09:26:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Tags: PREL AU 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 VIENNA 002420 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL, AU, UNGA 
SUBJECT: AUSTRIA OPPOSES G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION ON UN 
REFORM 
 
REF: A) STATE 132429 B) VIENNA 2314 C) VIENNA 2252 D) 
     VIENNA 2247 
 
1.  (SBU) On July 18 Acting Econ-Pol Counselor delivered 
reftel talking points to Peter Huber from the MFA's 
International Organizations Division.  Huber reiterated what 
senior MFA officials had previously and consistently told us 
(refs B-D): the GoA would not support the G-4 Framework 
Resolution on UN Reform.  Huber added that increasing the 
UNSC to 25 members would create an unwieldy situation, as 
would any reform that increased the number of countries with 
veto rights.  Huber emphasized that the GoA supported UN 
reform that would improve the efficiency of the organization. 
 According to Huber, the MFA has instructed its UN Mission to 
abstain in the event of an early vote on the G-4 Framework. 
Brown 

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