Cablegate: Finland: Belarus Resolution at the Unchr

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UNCLAS HELSINKI 000312

SIPDIS

STATE FOR IO, EUR/NB

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM BO FI UNHRC PDEM
SUBJECT: FINLAND: BELARUS RESOLUTION AT THE UNCHR

REF: SECSTATE 41971

(U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Global
Affairs Bureau on March 11. Janina Hasenson, counselor in
the Unit for Human Rights and Acting UNCHR Coordinator, told
Poloff that her understanding was that the EU would
co-sponsor the Belarus resolution. Finland would support
this EU common position. She said that she was unaware of
what changes (if any) the EU might suggest to the draft
resolution, but that she did not believe Finland would
recommend any changes to the draft.
MACK

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