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06LUXEMBOURG424
2006-08-08 09:13:00
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Embassy Luxembourg
Cable title:
LUXEMBOURG MIRRORS OTHER EU MEMBERS ON ASEM
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UNCLAS LUXEMBOURG 000424
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TAGS: PGOV PHUM FI BU LU EUN
SUBJECT: LUXEMBOURG MIRRORS OTHER EU MEMBERS ON ASEM
INVITATION TO BURMESE FM
REF: SECSTATE 124139
(SBU) CDA discussed reftel points with MFA Deputy Political
Director Stephan Muller on August 7. Muller suggested that
Burma poses the same problem to EU dialogue with ASEAN
members as Zimbabwe poses to EU-AU discussions. The concern
exists that withholding an invitation to Burma could dissuade
other regional leaders from attending ASEM and dilute the
meeting's importance. Muller indicated that any EU engagement
with Burma would focus on discussing Burmese human rights
abuses and pushing for change and improvement.
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