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124439 10/3/2007 7:15 07BUCHAREST1134 Embassy Bucharest UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 07STATE135255 VZCZCXRO5006 PP RUEHAG RUEHDF RUEHIK RUEHLZ RUEHROV DE RUEHBM #1134 2760715 ZNR UUUUU ZZH P 030715Z OCT 07 FM AMEMBASSY BUCHAREST TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7424 INFO RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES PRIORITY RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 0389 RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 0148 UNCLAS BUCHAREST 001134
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E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AORC, UN, PHUM, KWMN, SOCI, RO SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DRAFT RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RAPE AS STATE TOOL
REF: STATE 135255
(SBU) MFA Director Human Right Brandusa Predescu on October 1 told D/POLCONS that GOR was discussing internally the possibility of going beyond co-sponsorship, and requesting co-authorship of the USG's Draft UN Resolution condemning rape as an instrument of state policy. The GOR inter-agency working group is expected to reach a decision soon. She noted that amendments are always the risk to any draft resolution, and acknowledged that the GOR understands the limitations for the USG. Predescu suggested that the U.S. should make a special effort to convince those member states most likely to put forward amendments that such a move would prove conterproductive and ultimately would detract from the emphasis that the USG would want in its draft resolution. TAUBMAN
