LITHUANIA: STRONG SUPPORTER OF EU SANCTIONS ON

UNCLAS VILNIUS 000330 SIPDIS FOR EAP/MLS ACOPE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV PHUM LH BM SUBJECT: LITHUANIA: STRONG SUPPORTER OF EU SANCTIONS ON BURMA REF: SECSTATE 45471 We delivered reftel points to Diana Mickeviciene, Head of the MFA's Asia, Pacific, and Latin America Division, on May 6. She said that within the EU the GOL "stands with the hardliners" when it comes to sanctions on Burma and dissatisfaction with Burma's upcoming referendum. She noted, however, that the GOL will not issue its own statement condemning Burma. The reason, she said, is "practical, not political" -- the MFA has only two staff that cover the whole of Asia, so it is rare that issues in Asia get priority attention. CLOUD