Cablegate: Proposed Un Human Rights Council Special Session

Thursday, 10 August 2006, 4:47 pm
Cable: Wikileaks
Ref: 06KATHMANDU2178

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P 101647Z AUG 06
FM AMEMBASSY KATHMANDU
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 2725
INFO RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING PRIORITY 4661
RUEHLM/AMEMBASSY COLOMBO PRIORITY 4903
RUEHKA/AMEMBASSY DHAKA PRIORITY 0023
RUEHIL/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD PRIORITY 2894
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON PRIORITY 4303
RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI PRIORITY 0093

UNCLAS KATHMANDU 002178

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE COLLECTIVE PRIORITY

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MOPS PHUM PREL PTER IS LE NP
SUBJECT: PROPOSED UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SPECIAL SESSION
ON LEBANON: PART TWO

REF: A. STATE 130145

B. KATHMANDU 2165

Political/Economic Chief followed up on August 10 with Kali
Prasad Pokharel, Under Secretary of the Foreign Ministry's
United Nations and International Organizations Section,
regarding the proposed UN Human Rights Council Special
Session on Lebanon. Pokharel explained that Nepal is not/not
a member of the UN Human Rights Council. Nevertheless, he
agreed to convey the U.S. position on the proposed session to
Nepal's Mission in Geneva at the earliest opportunity.
MORIARTY

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