Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08BANGKOK136
2008-01-14 10:43:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Bangkok
Cable title:
RTG WAITING FOR DPKO ON WORD OF SUDANESE
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BANGKOK 000136
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
FOR IO/PSC GRACE M. KANG
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/14/2018
TAGS: PREL MOPS PGOV UNSC SU CH
SUBJECT: RTG WAITING FOR DPKO ON WORD OF SUDANESE
ACCEPTANCE OF THAILAND AS TCC
REF: SECSTATE 2736
Classified By: Political Counselor Susan M. Sutton, reasons 1.4 (b) and
(d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L BANGKOK 000136
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
FOR IO/PSC GRACE M. KANG
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/14/2018
TAGS: PREL MOPS PGOV UNSC SU CH
SUBJECT: RTG WAITING FOR DPKO ON WORD OF SUDANESE
ACCEPTANCE OF THAILAND AS TCC
REF: SECSTATE 2736
Classified By: Political Counselor Susan M. Sutton, reasons 1.4 (b) and
(d).
1. (C) POLOFF met January 14 with Cherdkiat Atthakor,
Director of the Peace, Security and Disarmament Division at
the MFA to confirm the RTG position on contributing to
UNAMID. Cherdkiat said that the RTG considered its
deployment to Sudan a multilateral issue not a bilateral
issue with the government of Sudan. The RTG had made its
pledge to contribute to UNAMID in order to assist with
international security but does not want to damage relations
with Sudan. As such, the RTG is waiting for word from the UN
Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) that Sudan has
accepted Thailand as a troop-contributing country (TCC) prior
to deployment to Darfur, Cherdkiat said. The RTG would
appreciate receiving more frequent updates from DPKO on
progress on the status of Sudan's acceptance of the TCC list
to assist the RTG with planning purposes.
2. (C) Separately, Post learned from the Peace Support
Operations Center (PSOC) at the Royal Thai Supreme Command
that Colonel Nopadon Mungkalaton, who is attached to
Thailand's UN mission, recently met with a Sudanese military
advisor at the UN in an attempt to push for Sudanese
acceptance of Thailand as a troop-contributing country.
While no progress was reported, PSOC and the Royal Thai Army
are positive that the deployment will proceed in the coming
months.
JOHN
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
FOR IO/PSC GRACE M. KANG
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/14/2018
TAGS: PREL MOPS PGOV UNSC SU CH
SUBJECT: RTG WAITING FOR DPKO ON WORD OF SUDANESE
ACCEPTANCE OF THAILAND AS TCC
REF: SECSTATE 2736
Classified By: Political Counselor Susan M. Sutton, reasons 1.4 (b) and
(d).
1. (C) POLOFF met January 14 with Cherdkiat Atthakor,
Director of the Peace, Security and Disarmament Division at
the MFA to confirm the RTG position on contributing to
UNAMID. Cherdkiat said that the RTG considered its
deployment to Sudan a multilateral issue not a bilateral
issue with the government of Sudan. The RTG had made its
pledge to contribute to UNAMID in order to assist with
international security but does not want to damage relations
with Sudan. As such, the RTG is waiting for word from the UN
Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) that Sudan has
accepted Thailand as a troop-contributing country (TCC) prior
to deployment to Darfur, Cherdkiat said. The RTG would
appreciate receiving more frequent updates from DPKO on
progress on the status of Sudan's acceptance of the TCC list
to assist the RTG with planning purposes.
2. (C) Separately, Post learned from the Peace Support
Operations Center (PSOC) at the Royal Thai Supreme Command
that Colonel Nopadon Mungkalaton, who is attached to
Thailand's UN mission, recently met with a Sudanese military
advisor at the UN in an attempt to push for Sudanese
acceptance of Thailand as a troop-contributing country.
While no progress was reported, PSOC and the Royal Thai Army
are positive that the deployment will proceed in the coming
months.
JOHN