BURMA/ASEM: IRISH FAVOR LOWER-LEVEL BURMA

UNCLAS DUBLIN 001104 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL SUBJECT: BURMA/ASEM: IRISH FAVOR LOWER-LEVEL BURMA REPRESENTATION REF: A) STATE 157147 B) DUBLIN 1020 ¶1. Emboff delivered reftel points on July 22 to Niall Brady, Deputy Head of the Asia Division at DFA. Brady's remarks mirrored those of DFA's Deputy Political Director Paul Kavanagh as reported in reftel b. While Brady reiterated the EU position will likely not be reached until the September GAERC, he added that the GOI advocates allowing Burma to attend the October EU-ASEM summit at the Prime Minister or Foreign Minister level, but not Head of State level. Brady opined that other EU countries share similar views, and while the British continue to maintain a hard line he believes they would ultimately accept that position, as well. KENNY