Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06HANOI2083
2006-08-16 08:36:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Hanoi
Cable title:
VIETNAMESE MFA VIEWS THAKSIN VISIT TO BURMA AS
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C O N F I D E N T I A L HANOI 002083
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EAP/MLS AND EAP/RSP
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/16/2016
TAGS: PREL PGOV BM TH VM
SUBJECT: VIETNAMESE MFA VIEWS THAKSIN VISIT TO BURMA AS
CONSISTENT WITH ASEAN POLICY OF ENGAGEMENT
REF: STATE 127498
Classified By: POL/C Marc Knapper per 1.4 (b),(d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L HANOI 002083
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EAP/MLS AND EAP/RSP
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/16/2016
TAGS: PREL PGOV BM TH VM
SUBJECT: VIETNAMESE MFA VIEWS THAKSIN VISIT TO BURMA AS
CONSISTENT WITH ASEAN POLICY OF ENGAGEMENT
REF: STATE 127498
Classified By: POL/C Marc Knapper per 1.4 (b),(d)
1. (C) On August 16, POLOFF met with MFA ASEAN Department
Senior Officer Duong Tri Hien to discuss Thai Prime Minister
Thaksin's recent visit to Burma. (Note: The meeting finally
came after a week of MFA postponements and reschedulings.
End Note.) In response to reftel points, Hien said Thaksin's
visit came as a "total surprise" to the Vietnamese
government. At the recent ASEAN ministerial in Malaysia,
Vietnam was among the members expressing concern about
political developments in Burma, but it was agreed that ASEAN
members should continue to engage with the Burmese
government. Hien suggested that Thaksin's visit was a normal
bilateral development between two ASEAN member states,
consistent with ASEAN members' agreement to continue to
engage with Burma.
2. (C) Within ASEAN, Vietnam supports the principle of
non-interference in the internal affairs of other member
states, Hien continued. Burmese internal affairs are a
matter that only the Burmese people can decide, but as ASEAN
moves towards becoming a more closely linked community, it is
necessary to act in a responsible manner for the benefit of
the region. Hien said that Vietnam enjoys good relations
with Burma and affirmed that Vietnam will continue its "soft,
evolutionary approach" in dealing with the situation there.
MARINE
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EAP/MLS AND EAP/RSP
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/16/2016
TAGS: PREL PGOV BM TH VM
SUBJECT: VIETNAMESE MFA VIEWS THAKSIN VISIT TO BURMA AS
CONSISTENT WITH ASEAN POLICY OF ENGAGEMENT
REF: STATE 127498
Classified By: POL/C Marc Knapper per 1.4 (b),(d)
1. (C) On August 16, POLOFF met with MFA ASEAN Department
Senior Officer Duong Tri Hien to discuss Thai Prime Minister
Thaksin's recent visit to Burma. (Note: The meeting finally
came after a week of MFA postponements and reschedulings.
End Note.) In response to reftel points, Hien said Thaksin's
visit came as a "total surprise" to the Vietnamese
government. At the recent ASEAN ministerial in Malaysia,
Vietnam was among the members expressing concern about
political developments in Burma, but it was agreed that ASEAN
members should continue to engage with the Burmese
government. Hien suggested that Thaksin's visit was a normal
bilateral development between two ASEAN member states,
consistent with ASEAN members' agreement to continue to
engage with Burma.
2. (C) Within ASEAN, Vietnam supports the principle of
non-interference in the internal affairs of other member
states, Hien continued. Burmese internal affairs are a
matter that only the Burmese people can decide, but as ASEAN
moves towards becoming a more closely linked community, it is
necessary to act in a responsible manner for the benefit of
the region. Hien said that Vietnam enjoys good relations
with Burma and affirmed that Vietnam will continue its "soft,
evolutionary approach" in dealing with the situation there.
MARINE