Cablegate: Uzbekistan: Positive Response to Committee Against

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FM AMEMBASSY TASHKENT
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 8547
INFO RUEHAH/AMEMBASSY ASHGABAT 3312
RUEHTA/AMEMBASSY ASTANA 9508
RUEHEK/AMEMBASSY BISHKEK 3928
RUEHDBU/AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE 3791
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 0808
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0132

UNCLAS TASHKENT 001730

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

DEPT FOR SCA/CEN, IO/RHS AND L/HRR

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREL UNGA UZ
SUBJECT: UZBEKISTAN: POSITIVE RESPONSE TO COMMITTEE AGAINST
TORTURE ELECTION DEMARCHE

REF: TASHKENT 1519

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED -- PLEASE HANDLE ACCORDINGLY.

1 (SBU) On October 4, the Embassy received by diplomatic note
a positive response from the MFA to the demarche delivered on
the UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) election (reftel).
The note said that Uzbekistan supports the candidacy of Ms.
Felice Gaer in the CAT election.

2. (SBU) Comment: We rarely receive any response, let alone
positive responses, to such demarches, so we are both
surprised and pleased that the Government agrees to support
Gaer's candidacy.
NORLAND

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