US embassy cable - 05YEREVAN2006

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ARMENIA UNLIKELY TO CHANGE ITS POSITION ON IRAN UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE VOTE

Identifier: 05YEREVAN2006
Wikileaks: View 05YEREVAN2006 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Yerevan
Created: 2005-11-15 13:10:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PHUM PREL PINR AM IR UNHRC
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.

C O N F I D E N T I A L YEREVAN 002006 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR IO/UNP, EUR/CACEN, EUR/PGI 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/15/2015 
TAGS: PHUM, PREL, PINR, AM, IR, UNHRC-1 
SUBJECT: ARMENIA UNLIKELY TO CHANGE ITS POSITION ON IRAN 
UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE VOTE 
 
REF: A) STATE 207928 B) YEREVAN 1992 
 
Classified By: DCM A.F.Godfrey for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) 
 
(C) On November 15, the Ambassador delivered reftel points 
regarding the UNGA Third Committee human rights resolution on 
Iran to Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian.  Oskanian 
said he would relay reftel points, along with the 
Ambassador's strong encouragement to abstain on the votes, 
directly to President Robert Kocharian, though he was not 
optimistic about a change in Armenian plans to vote in favor 
of the No Action Motion and against the resolution. 
(Comment:  Oskanian's response again illustrates the GOAM's 
continued courtship of Iranian economic and political favor 
(ref B).  End Comment). 
EVANS 

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