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UNCLAS PRAGUE 000473 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PHUM EZ UNHRC EUN
SUBJECT: CZECH PLANS TO LOBBY FOR CHR CUBA RESOLUTION 
 
REF: SECSTATE 60754 
 
¶1.  This message is Sensitive But Unclassified; not for 
internet distribution. 
 
¶2.  (SBU)  Poloff contacted Jan Kaminek of the Human Rights 
Department at the MFA regarding the referenced request for EU 
Member State assistance on the Commission on Human Rights 
Cuba resolution.  Kaminek was happy to report that as of last 
week, 24 EU countries had announced their plans to support 
the resolution, and though Finland is still waiting for final 
approval from Helsinki, Kaminek was certain this is but a 
formality.  He noted that this is the first time there will 
be a united EU position backing this resolution, and that 
this is in part to persistent lobbying by the Czechs. 
 
¶3. (SBU)  Now that their work garnering EU support is done, 
Kaminek said that the Czech Republic would be happy to send 
instructions today or tomorrow for Czech representation in 
Costa Rica, Mexico, and Ukraine to begin lobbying for the 
resolution.  Unfortunately, the Czechs do not have 
representation in Guatemala or Ecuador, and Kaminek 
apologized that their mission in Peru is too understaffed at 
the moment to lobby for this resolution.  He promised, 
however, that the Czechs would do their best with the other 
three, and that they were pleased to have direction about 
where to focus their continuing efforts on this issue. 
CABANISS