Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08USUNNEWYORK447
2008-05-20 00:11:00
SECRET
USUN New York
Cable title:
AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD MEETS WITH UN SYG ON BURMA
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S E C R E T USUN NEW YORK 000447
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR IO, USAID FOR DCHA, GENEVA FOR NKYLOH
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/19/2018
TAGS: BM PHUM PREL UNSC UN
SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD MEETS WITH UN SYG ON BURMA
REF: STATE 53182
Classified By: Zalmay Khalilzad, Ambassador, for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d
)
S E C R E T USUN NEW YORK 000447
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR IO, USAID FOR DCHA, GENEVA FOR NKYLOH
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/19/2018
TAGS: BM PHUM PREL UNSC UN
SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD MEETS WITH UN SYG ON BURMA
REF: STATE 53182
Classified By: Zalmay Khalilzad, Ambassador, for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d
)
1. (S) On May 19, Ambassador Khalilzad met with U.N.
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to discuss the latest
developments concerning international assistance to Burma.
The Secretary General is scheduled to depart for Burma on May
20. He will be accompanied by UN staffers and journalists
from several media outlets, including ABC, the Associated
Press, and Reuters. In addition to visiting the affected
Delta region, the Secretary General will meet with Senior
General Than Shwe and plans to request a meeting with Aung
San Suu Kyi. French Foreign Mininster Kouchner asked to join
the Secretary General on the trip, but the Secretary General
declined and suggested that Kouchner personally participate
in the joint ASEAN/UN pledging conference, scheduled for May
25 in Rangoon. Kouchner sounded positive about the
suggestion but did not commit to attending.
2. (S) The Secretary General plans to depart Burma on May
23, so as not to be in country during the referendum on May
24. He will fly from Burma to China to view ongoing
earthquake relief efforts. The Secretary General has
requested Chinese assistance with flights to the affected
areas, but he may request US assistance if the Chinese are
not able to provide transport. The Secretary General will
return to Burma, via Bangkok, for the May 25 pledging
conference. There are no plans for a UN assessment in
conjunction with the Secretary General's visit to Burma. The
Secretary General noted that ASEAN is leading assessment
efforts.
Khalilzad
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR IO, USAID FOR DCHA, GENEVA FOR NKYLOH
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/19/2018
TAGS: BM PHUM PREL UNSC UN
SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD MEETS WITH UN SYG ON BURMA
REF: STATE 53182
Classified By: Zalmay Khalilzad, Ambassador, for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d
)
1. (S) On May 19, Ambassador Khalilzad met with U.N.
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to discuss the latest
developments concerning international assistance to Burma.
The Secretary General is scheduled to depart for Burma on May
20. He will be accompanied by UN staffers and journalists
from several media outlets, including ABC, the Associated
Press, and Reuters. In addition to visiting the affected
Delta region, the Secretary General will meet with Senior
General Than Shwe and plans to request a meeting with Aung
San Suu Kyi. French Foreign Mininster Kouchner asked to join
the Secretary General on the trip, but the Secretary General
declined and suggested that Kouchner personally participate
in the joint ASEAN/UN pledging conference, scheduled for May
25 in Rangoon. Kouchner sounded positive about the
suggestion but did not commit to attending.
2. (S) The Secretary General plans to depart Burma on May
23, so as not to be in country during the referendum on May
24. He will fly from Burma to China to view ongoing
earthquake relief efforts. The Secretary General has
requested Chinese assistance with flights to the affected
areas, but he may request US assistance if the Chinese are
not able to provide transport. The Secretary General will
return to Burma, via Bangkok, for the May 25 pledging
conference. There are no plans for a UN assessment in
conjunction with the Secretary General's visit to Burma. The
Secretary General noted that ASEAN is leading assessment
efforts.
Khalilzad