Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08PRAGUE453
2008-07-16 14:03:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Prague
Cable title:
CZECHS MIRROR USG PERSPECTIVE ON BURMA
how-toVZCZCXYZ0006 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHPG #0453 1981403 ZNR UUUUU ZZH R 161403Z JUL 08 FM AMEMBASSY PRAGUE TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0516 INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE RUEHBK/AMEMBASSY BANGKOK 0210 RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI 0119 RUEHGO/AMEMBASSY RANGOON 0085
UNCLAS PRAGUE 000453
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
EUR/CE FOR ATRATENSEK, EAP/MLS FOR ACOPE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV EAID BM EUN EZ
SUBJECT: CZECHS MIRROR USG PERSPECTIVE ON BURMA
REF: STATE 68527
(SBU) Czech MFA Department of Human Rights and Transition
Policy officer, Olga Hajeflerova, affirmed that the GOCR
shares USG concerns that pressure must remain on the Burmese
regime for full access to affected areas and faster
processing of travel permits. Hajeflerova noted that during
internal EU discussions, the Czechs have continued to
emphasize with their EU counterparts the importance of
reiterating this message to the regime. As a final note,
Hajeflerova flagged Czech concerns about environmental
conditions along Burma's western border with India where
flourishing bamboo growth due to the floods could have
deleterious effects on fragile rice crops.
Graber