Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08TALLINN161
2008-05-12 10:11:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Tallinn
Cable title:
ESTONIA: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO BURMA
VZCZCXRO1623 OO RUEHAG RUEHAST RUEHBW RUEHDA RUEHDF RUEHFL RUEHIK RUEHKW RUEHLA RUEHLN RUEHLZ RUEHPOD RUEHROV RUEHSR RUEHVK RUEHYG DE RUEHTL #0161 1331011 ZNR UUUUU ZZH O 121011Z MAY 08 FM AMEMBASSY TALLINN TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0615 INFO RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE 0353 RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA IMMEDIATE 0288 RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS TALLINN 000161
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EAP/MLS AARON COPE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID PREL BM EN
SUBJECT: ESTONIA: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO BURMA
RESPONSE
REF: STATE 48651
UNCLAS TALLINN 000161
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EAP/MLS AARON COPE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID PREL BM EN
SUBJECT: ESTONIA: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO BURMA
RESPONSE
REF: STATE 48651
1. On May 9, Poloff delivered reftel points to Eero
Saue, Acting MFA Burmese Desk Officer and Marje Luup,
MFA Division Director for Development Cooperation. In
his response, Saue indicated that the Government of
Estonia (GOE) is deeply concerned for the fate of people
of Burma and has announced a donation of USD 50,000 to
help alleviate the suffering of the Burmese people in
the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis. As the GOE made the
donation through the International Federation of Red
Cross and Red Crescent Societies, it did not encounter
any obstacles.
2. Saue agreed that international pressure on the
Burmese regime should be maintained bilaterally and
through international organizations. He added that
coordination between the EU and the United States is
important, and that aid efforts should be closely
coordinated by entities on the ground, with a central
role for the UN. In a statement on May 8, Estonian
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet said the situation in Burma
is grave and it is crucial that the leaders of Burma's
junta allow the international community to help the
victims.
PHILLIPS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EAP/MLS AARON COPE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID PREL BM EN
SUBJECT: ESTONIA: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO BURMA
RESPONSE
REF: STATE 48651
1. On May 9, Poloff delivered reftel points to Eero
Saue, Acting MFA Burmese Desk Officer and Marje Luup,
MFA Division Director for Development Cooperation. In
his response, Saue indicated that the Government of
Estonia (GOE) is deeply concerned for the fate of people
of Burma and has announced a donation of USD 50,000 to
help alleviate the suffering of the Burmese people in
the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis. As the GOE made the
donation through the International Federation of Red
Cross and Red Crescent Societies, it did not encounter
any obstacles.
2. Saue agreed that international pressure on the
Burmese regime should be maintained bilaterally and
through international organizations. He added that
coordination between the EU and the United States is
important, and that aid efforts should be closely
coordinated by entities on the ground, with a central
role for the UN. In a statement on May 8, Estonian
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet said the situation in Burma
is grave and it is crucial that the leaders of Burma's
junta allow the international community to help the
victims.
PHILLIPS