Cablegate: Cuba Embargo and Unga 3rd Committee Demarches
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RR RUEHWEB
DE RUEHLGB #1073 3130616
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 090616Z NOV 06
FM AMEMBASSY KIGALI
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 3430
UNCLAS KIGALI 001073
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR DAS LAGON, IO/UNP-BETTS AND AF/C
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREL UNGA UNHRC KTIA UN CU RW
SUBJECT: CUBA EMBARGO AND UNGA 3RD COMMITTEE DEMARCHES
DELIVERED TO RWANDA
REF: A. 182267
B. 184178
C. 184156
D. 182099
On 8 November poloff delivered talking points (reftels) to
Minister of Foreign Affairs Americas Desk Officer Augustin
Rutikara. Rutikara said the USG positions on the UNGA third
comittee (refs A and B) would be considered but he had no
immediate comment. On the USG objection to the Cuba Embargo
Resolution (ref D), Rutikara said the GOR holds the view that
embargos hurt populations not leaders and are generally not
effective. He did not seem persuaded by the talking points
and did not know if Rwanda would support the Autralian
amendment (ref C) but promised to quickly dissiminate the
demarches to the Ministry's decision makers.
ARIETTI