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Cablegate: Iceland Does Not Support Anti-Israel Unga Resolutions
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TAGS: PREL UNGA LE IS IC
SUBJECT: ICELAND DOES NOT SUPPORT ANTI-ISRAEL UNGA RESOLUTIONS
REFS: A) STATE 178061
B) STATE 176793
(SBU) Poloff presented reftel demarches to Icelandic MFA Minister
Counselor for International Organization Affairs Nikulas Hannigan on
October 25. Hannigan, who also covers Middle East issues for the
MFA, noted that the Government of Iceland agrees with the need for
balance on UN resolutions concerning the region. As such, Iceland
would continue to withhold its support for anti-Israel initiatives
such as those described in ref A. Similarly, Hannigan said the GOI
would study closely the USG position on the Non-Aligned
Movement-sponsored resolution concerning Lebanon, and would at a
minimum abstain from voting on the resolution.
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