Cablegate: Czechs Support Guatemala for Seat On Unsc
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O 251545Z SEP 06
FM AMEMBASSY PRAGUE
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8016
INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE
RUEHCV/AMEMBASSY CARACAS 0014
RUEHGT/AMEMBASSY GUATEMALA 0014
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0183
UNCLAS PRAGUE 001183
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL UNSC GT UN VE EZ
SUBJECT: CZECHS SUPPORT GUATEMALA FOR SEAT ON UNSC
REF: STATE 142876
1. (SBU) Poloff met with Czech MFA Director of the UN
Department Jan Kara on September 1 to discuss Guatemala's
candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the UNSC. Kara
confirmed the Czech Republic strongly supports Guatemala.
Kara met with Guatemalan officials at UNGA in New York the
week of September 18 to reiterate Czech support. Poloff met
September 25 with Deputy Director of the UN Department Josef
Vitek to continue the discussion. Vitek said the Czechs are
willing to contact unspecified allies in Europe and other
regions to urge them to support Guatemala.
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