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143736 2/29/2008 15:52 08BUCHAREST163 Embassy Bucharest CONFIDENTIAL 08STATE19889 VZCZCXRO1555 PP RUEHAG RUEHROV DE RUEHBM #0163 0601552 ZNY CCCCC ZZH P 291552Z FEB 08 FM AMEMBASSY BUCHAREST TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7967 INFO RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES PRIORITY RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 0395 RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 0159 C O N F I D E N T I A L BUCHAREST 000163
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/28/2010 TAGS: KGHG, MV, PGOV, PHUM, PREL, UNHRC-1 SUBJECT: ROMANIA WILL ALLOW MALDIVES DRAFT RESOLUTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN RIGHTS
REF: STATE 19889
Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission Mark Taplin: Reasons 1.4(b) and (d)
(C) MFA Director for Human Rights Brandusa Predescu said on February 28 that Romania will not challenge the introduction of the Maldives' Draft Resolution on climate change and human rights, as expected to be presented at the March Human Rights Council's 7th session. Predescu noted that, although Romania is not/not a co-sponsor, there were co-sponsors among the EU member states, and for that reason Romania would not respond positively to the U.S. demarche. She added that, Romania would continue to convey its position that the U.S. should seek membership on the HRC, if it intends to have positive leverage over its direction; "these things are difficult to do from the outside," she noted. TAUBMAN
