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06HANOI680
2006-03-24 06:51:00
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Embassy Hanoi
Cable title:
Vietnam: Officially Still Undecided on Venezuela
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UNCLAS HANOI 000680
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL UN UNSC GT VE VM
SUBJECT: Vietnam: Officially Still Undecided on Venezuela
UNSC Seat
REF: A) Hanoi 670; B) Hanoi 290; C) State 20173; D) 05 Hanoi
1830
(SBU) At a lunch meeting March 21 (Ref A),the Ambassador
asked Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang what Vietnam plans
to do regarding Venezuela's bid for a UN Security Council
seat. VFM Bang replied that there has been no decision yet
on that subject, and that Vietnam wants to avoid a situation
like the one it found itself in when its promises to support
Japan's UNSC bid conflicted with China's request that
Vietnam vote against UNSC expansion. The Ambassador noted
that it is in Vietnam's interest as a potential non-
permanent member of the UNSC to have the strongest possible
UNSC, which is a reason to vote for Guatemala. He also
reminded Bang that this question is viewed very seriously in
Washington. VFM Bang confirmed that the GVN received a note
from Guatemala asking for Vietnam's support, but refused to
be drawn out any further.
MARINE