Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07VIENNA721
2007-03-21 16:09:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Vienna
Cable title:  

DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: BUILDING INTERNATIONAL

Tags:  PREL PHUM ZI AU 
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VZCZCXRO1530
OO RUEHAG RUEHROV
DE RUEHVI #0721 0801609
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
O 211609Z MAR 07
FM AMEMBASSY VIENNA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6698
INFO RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHSB/AMEMBASSY HARARE PRIORITY 0082
C O N F I D E N T I A L VIENNA 000721 

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

STATE FOR AF/S - HILL AND EUR/AGS - SAINT-ANDRE

E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/21/2017
TAGS: PREL PHUM ZI AU
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: BUILDING INTERNATIONAL
SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY IN ZIMBABWE

REF: A. STATE 34009

B. VIENNA 688

C. STATE 33357

Classified By: Economic-Political Counselor Gregory E. Phillips. Reaso
n: 1.4 (b) and (d).

C O N F I D E N T I A L VIENNA 000721

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

STATE FOR AF/S - HILL AND EUR/AGS - SAINT-ANDRE

E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/21/2017
TAGS: PREL PHUM ZI AU
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: BUILDING INTERNATIONAL
SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY IN ZIMBABWE

REF: A. STATE 34009

B. VIENNA 688

C. STATE 33357

Classified By: Economic-Political Counselor Gregory E. Phillips. Reaso
n: 1.4 (b) and (d).


1. (SBU) EconPolCouns presented ref (a) demarche on March 21
to Gerhard Weinberger, the Austrian MFA's Acting Africa
Director.


2. (C) Consistent with ref (b),Weinberger said Austria
shares our views on the political, economic and security
problems in Zimbabwe. He said that in a recent
teleconference, the Austrian Ambassador in Harare had
expressed grave concern about the situation. Weinberger said
the EU Africa Working Group was discussing the possibility of
sanctions if the situation were to deteriorate. One positive
sign he noted was a certain movement within the Southern
African Development Community (SADC) toward putting more
pressure on Mugabe.


3. (C) Per ref (b),Austria supports UN Human Rights Council
action on Zimbabwe.
McCaw