Cablegate: Tajikistan Leaning Toward Supporting Resolution Condemning

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PP RUEHDBU
DE RUEHDBU #1421 2780512
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 050512Z OCT 07
FM AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 1066
INFO RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 1508
RUEHDBU/AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE 2962

UNCLAS DUSHANBE 001421

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DEPT FOR IO/RHS LINDA LUM

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM AORC SOCI KWMN UNGA TI
SUBJECT: TAJIKISTAN LEANING TOWARD SUPPORTING RESOLUTION CONDEMNING
THE USE OF RAPE AS AN INSTRUMENT OF STATE POLICY

REF: STATE 135255

1. (U) On 26 September 2007, PolOff raised the issue of
supporting the draft resolution condemning the use of rape as an
instrument of state policy (reftel) with Ismatullo Nasreddinov,
Chief of the Department of European and North American Affairs
at the Tajik Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On 3 October 2007,
Nasreddinov indicated that the Government of Tajikistan had not
yet made a final decision regarding support of the resolution,
and that Tajikistan's delegation in New York was anticipating
discussing the matter with members of the United States
delegation. He added that Tajikistan generally supports the
United States in such matters.

2. (U) It is unlikely that we will receive a more specific
answer before the 9 October deadline because the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs has been preparing for upcoming summits in
Dushanbe. We interpret the Tajik response as being generally
supportive.

HUSHEK

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