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C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 001718 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/27/2016 
TAGS: PHUM PREL BA ROW HUMRIT
SUBJECT: BAHRAIN:  RESPONSE TO CUBA AT UN HUMAN RIGHTS 
COUNCIL 
 
REF: STATE 160278 
 
Classified By: DCM Susan L. Ziadeh for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 
 
(C) Pol/Econ Chief September 27 delivered reftel demarche 
concerning responding to Cuba at the UN Human Rights Council 
to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow 
Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa.  Shaikh Abdul 
Aziz said that Bahrain supports the principle of respecting 
earlier decisions taken in international bodies and would be 
inclined to apply this principle in the question of Cuba's 
request for special treatment in reviewing its 
country-specific mandate.  He said that Bahrain would be 
hesitant to allow NGOs to be banned from participating in 
discussions on country-specific resolutions, commenting that 
NGOs can play a positive role in all countries. 
 
 
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