Identifier
Created
Classification
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08BUDAPEST799
2008-08-08 08:46:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Budapest
Cable title:
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NEW BURMA SANCTIONS
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BUDAPEST 000799
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EAP/MLS-LAURA SCHEIBE AND EUR/CE-JAMIE LAMORE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/08/2018
TAGS: PGOV ETRD BM HU
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NEW BURMA SANCTIONS
REF: SECSTATE 83719
Classified By: PolOff Ryan C. Leong, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
(C) Ref talking points were delivered on August 6 to Zsolt
Pataki, GOH Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Head of the
Department for EU Foreign and Security Policy. Pataki's
response on August 7 noted that Hungary fully agrees with
current EU sanctions against the Burmese regime and sees no
reason to expand sanctions at this time. Pataki stated
that Hungary has no "real interest" in Burmese affairs and
firmly aligns itself with previous declarations by the EU
Presidency and, in particular, the April 29 conclusions of
the Council of the European Union 2865th External Relations
meeting in Luxembourg. Based on Pataki's comments and
remarks from colleagues from EU member embassies in Budapest,
we see no light between Hungary and the rest of the EU on
this issue.
Levine