ASEAN SUPPORT FOR BURMA RESOLUTION

C O N F I D E N T I A L BANGKOK 000233 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/10/2016 TAGS: PHUM PREL UNSC TH BM SUBJECT: ASEAN SUPPORT FOR BURMA RESOLUTION REF: STATE 03586 AND PREVIOUS Classified By: Political Counselor Susan Sutton, reason 1.4 (b) and (d) . ¶1. (C) Ambassador conveyed reftel points to MFA permanent secretary Krit Garnjana-Gooncharn on January 11. Permsec SIPDIS Krit conferred with his ministry's delegation in Cebu; he subsequently called to tell us that the Thai delegation did not anticipate any ASEAN statement opposing the UNSC resolution would be issued at the summit. Krit also noted that Thailand would follow ASEAN consensus on this issue. ¶2. (C) COMMENT: Permsec Krit's comments were consistent with the responses we have gotten from the Thai each time we have raised the UNSC issue in the past. Thailand has no intention of leaping to Burma's defense, but is also not prepared to take a position in favor of the resolution. End comment. BOYCE