Cablegate: Argentina: Response to Cuba at Un Human Rights
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FM AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6037
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SUBJECT: ARGENTINA: RESPONSE TO CUBA AT UN HUMAN RIGHTS
COUNCIL
REF: STATE 160278
PolOff delivered reftel points to Argentine MFA Human Rights
Director Federico Villegas on September 26. While not
stating explicitly what action the GoA delegation in Geneva
would take, Villegas said he agreed with our concerns
regarding Cuba's attempt to eliminate the Council's mandate
on Cuba and its efforts to bar NGOs from participating in
discussions on country-specific resolutions before the
Council.
MATERA