Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06BEIJING3388
2006-02-23 10:12:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Beijing
Cable title:
CHINA: DEMARCHE REQUESTING STATEMENT CONDEMNING
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SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/23/2016
TAGS: PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO PTER IZ CH
SUBJECT: CHINA: DEMARCHE REQUESTING STATEMENT CONDEMNING
AL-ASKARIYA SHRINE BOMBING
REF: SECSTATE 28802
Classified By: Political External Unit Chief Edgard Kagan. Reasons 1.4
(b/d)
(C) China is still following the situation in Samarra and has
not yet decided on the appropriate response, MFA West Asia
and North Africa Affairs officer Fu Lihua told poloff in
response to the February 23 delivery of the reftel demarche.
Fu said she would pass on our request, as well as the
President's statement and the joint statement by Ambassador
Khalilzad and General Casey, to her superiors for
consideration.
Sedney