Cablegate: Mexico Update On the Us-Eu Prisoners of Conscience

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P 121544Z MAY 08
FM AMEMBASSY MEXICO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 1823
INFO RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 1026
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STATE FOR DRL/MLGA (WALTERS)

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TAGS: EUN PHUM PREL MX
SUBJECT: MEXICO UPDATE ON THE US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE
DECLARATION

REF: STATE 40380

1. (SBU) Poloff stressed again with Armando Vivanco
Castellanos, the Foreign Ministry's Deputy Director General
for Human Rights and Democracy, on May 12, the importance the
U.S. attached to support for the US-EU sponsored Prisoners of
Conscience Declaration at the upcoming UNGA meeting. He
assured poloff that the Government of Mexico is analyzing
whether Mexico would co-sponsor the declaration and will
forward its decision to its UN Permanent Representative.
Embassy will report any further response.
Visit Mexico City's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/mexicocity and the North American
Partnership Blog at http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/nap /
GARZA

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