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Viewing cable 06SEOUL3995, ROKG EXPLAINS VOTE FOR NOVEMBER 17 ESS RESOLUTION

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06SEOUL3995 2006-11-20 01:16 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Seoul 
VZCZCXYZ0000
OO RUEHWEB

DE RUEHUL #3995 3240116
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 200116Z NOV 06
FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1412
INFO RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 1555
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 1643
RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW 7629
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0339
 
UNCLAS SEOUL 003995 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL UNGA KS IS
SUBJECT: ROKG EXPLAINS VOTE FOR NOVEMBER 17 ESS RESOLUTION 
 
REF: STATE 188244 
 
1.  (SBU) On November 17, poloff delivered reftel demarche, 
urging capitals to vote against or abstain on an unbalanced 
draft resolution on Israel that was to be proposed later that 
day at an Emergency Special Session (ESS) of the UNGA, to Lee 
Kyung-chul, Deputy Director of the UN Division, Ministry of 
Foreign Affairs and Trade.  Lee said his office would need to 
study the text of the draft resolution that poloff provided. 
The UN Division, however, was unable to provide a fuller 
response by close of business. 
 
2.  (SBU) On November 20, poloff called on Kim Chul-lee, 
another Deputy Director at MOFAT's UN Division, for an 
explanation of the ROKG vote for the ESS resolution adopted 
on November 17.  Kim stated that Seoul had intended to 
abstain on the original draft in consideration of the USG 
position.  Following European Union-initiated modifications 
to the text's language, Seoul decided to side with the 
majority to adopt the resolution.  Kim stressed that the EU 
and Japan also supported the resolution to produce its 
adoption by a vote of 156-7-6. 
VERSHBOW