Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07PRAGUE246
2007-03-09 14:30:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Prague
Cable title:
CZECHS SUPPORT EFFORTS TO RAISE BURMA DURING ASEAN
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C O N F I D E N T I A L PRAGUE 000246
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/09/2017
TAGS: PREL PHUM BM EUN EZ
SUBJECT: CZECHS SUPPORT EFFORTS TO RAISE BURMA DURING ASEAN
SUMMIT
REF: STATE 29795
Classified By: Political Economic Counselor Michael Dodman for reasons
1.4 b+d
(C) Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg plans to raise
Burma's human rights record during the upcoming EU-ASEAN
summit in Nuremburg. On March 9, Poloff spoke with Andrea
Hyniova in the Asia-Pacific Department at the Czech Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, to deliver reftel demarche and to discuss
Burma and USG priorities for the upcoming EU-ASEAN summit.
Although Burma is not on the formal program, Schwarzenberg --
a long-time advocate on Burma -- will be one of six or seven
EU member foreign ministers that plan to raise Burma during
the summit, according to Hyniova. The EU plans on also
pushing for the inclusion of a paragraph on Burma's human
rights situation in the joint statement, although Hyniova
noted that it may be difficult to reach agreement on this
with ASEAN.
MUNTER
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/09/2017
TAGS: PREL PHUM BM EUN EZ
SUBJECT: CZECHS SUPPORT EFFORTS TO RAISE BURMA DURING ASEAN
SUMMIT
REF: STATE 29795
Classified By: Political Economic Counselor Michael Dodman for reasons
1.4 b+d
(C) Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg plans to raise
Burma's human rights record during the upcoming EU-ASEAN
summit in Nuremburg. On March 9, Poloff spoke with Andrea
Hyniova in the Asia-Pacific Department at the Czech Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, to deliver reftel demarche and to discuss
Burma and USG priorities for the upcoming EU-ASEAN summit.
Although Burma is not on the formal program, Schwarzenberg --
a long-time advocate on Burma -- will be one of six or seven
EU member foreign ministers that plan to raise Burma during
the summit, according to Hyniova. The EU plans on also
pushing for the inclusion of a paragraph on Burma's human
rights situation in the joint statement, although Hyniova
noted that it may be difficult to reach agreement on this
with ASEAN.
MUNTER