NETHERLANDS/EU/UN: POSSIBLE EU RESOLUTION ON SUDAN

C O N F I D E N T I A L THE HAGUE 002519

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/04/2014
TAGS: PHUM SU UNGA
SUBJECT: NETHERLANDS/EU/UN: POSSIBLE EU RESOLUTION ON SUDAN
IN THIRD COMMITTEE

REF: STATE 210930

Classified By: POL Counselor Andrew Schofer for Reasons 1.4 (b/d)

(C) Poloff met October 1 with Wouter Plomp and Guillaume
Teerling of the Dutch MFA's Human Rights Division and Stella
Kloth of the MFA's Africa Division, to discuss reftel
message. Plomp apologized that he could not share much
information before the internal EU COHOM working party
meeting to be held on October 5 in Brussels, but said that he
would be prepared to discuss the issue in more detail at the
scheduled U.S.-EU COHOM Troika consultations October 15.
Plomp confirmed that the EU is "considering" a resolution on
Sudan but said that "nothing would be done" before consulting
with the U.S. Plomp said he "completely agreed" that any
resolution in the Third Committee should not undermine
existing UNSC resolutions. Plomp also confirmed that the EU
plans to table initiatives on Burma and Turkmenistan. Plomp
noted that any resolution on Burma should reflect ongoing
political developments. Poloff later passed reftel suggested
language to Human Rights Officer Eric Litver, who promised to
circulate it at the October 5 COHOM working party meeting.
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