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08STOCKHOLM354
2008-05-09 15:19:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Stockholm
Cable title:
SWEDEN PREPARED TO SUPPLY HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT FOR
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UNCLAS STOCKHOLM 000354
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EAP/MLS (ACOPE)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PHUM PREL EAID BM SW
SUBJECT: SWEDEN PREPARED TO SUPPLY HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT FOR
THE PEOPLE OF BURMA AFTER CYCLONE NARGIS
REF: STATE 48651
(U) The Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs announced on May
8 that the Swedish government is prepared to supply
humanitarian support to Burma via the Swedish International
Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). The amount of aid
Sweden will provide has yet to be determined. Minister for
International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson
commented that Sweden has offered logistical support and
water purification systems to the UN Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. She added that it is
important that the international community act quickly and in
a coordinated manner to assist the people of Burma. Post
will report any additional information septel.
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