06YEREVAN632

Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
06YEREVAN632	2006-05-09 05:27	2011-08-24 01:00	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	Embassy Yerevan

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090527Z May 06

UNCLAS YEREVAN 000632 

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KUNR PREL PHUM IR AM SUBJECT: ARMENIA WILL NOT SUPPORT IRAN FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

REF: A. STATE 72724

    ¶B. YEREVAN 0617 AND PREVIOUS 
    ¶C. GODFREY-DAS WARLICK EMAIL OF 06 MAY 2006 

Sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly.

(SBU) On May 6, Deputy Foreign Minister Armen Baiburtian phoned DCM to inform that Minister Oskanian had taken the final GOAM decision not/not to support Iran's bid for a seat on the new UN Human Rights Council. Baiburtian said that Oskanian's decision, taken after his return from a conference in Vilnius, was influenced by the Secretary's letter.

EVANS