Identifier
Created
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09BEIJING1280
2009-05-13 06:54:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Beijing
Cable title:
SOMALI PIRACY: CHINA INVITED TO ATTEND CGPCS
VZCZCXRO2899 OO RUEHCN RUEHDE RUEHGH RUEHROV RUEHTRO RUEHVC DE RUEHBJ #1280 1330654 ZNR UUUUU ZZH O 130654Z MAY 09 FM AMEMBASSY BEIJING TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 3951 INFO RUEHOO/CHINA POSTS COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE RUCNSOM/SOMALIA COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE RHMFIUU/CDR USPACOM HONOLULU HI IMMEDIATE RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE RUEAFVS/OSD WASHDC IMMEDIATE RHEFDIA/DIA WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC IMMEDIATE RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE
UNCLAS BEIJING 001280
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR PM/PPA: DAVID FORAN, AIYAZ HUSAIN, DONNA HOPKINS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV PHSA MARR MOPS CH SO
SUBJECT: SOMALI PIRACY: CHINA INVITED TO ATTEND CGPCS
MEETING
REF: A. STATE 45157
B. BEIJING 1168
UNCLAS BEIJING 001280
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR PM/PPA: DAVID FORAN, AIYAZ HUSAIN, DONNA HOPKINS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV PHSA MARR MOPS CH SO
SUBJECT: SOMALI PIRACY: CHINA INVITED TO ATTEND CGPCS
MEETING
REF: A. STATE 45157
B. BEIJING 1168
1. (SBU) China will send a delegation of officials from the
MFA, Ministry of National Defense (MND) and Ministry of
Transportation to attend the May 29 meeting of the Contact
Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS),MFA
International Organizations and Conferences Department UN
Affairs Division official Cheng Lie told PolOff May 11 in
response to reftel points encouraging China's active
participation in the CGPCS meeting. Cheng, who attended the
May 8 CGPCS Working Group meeting in London, said China had
submitted a proposal at the meeting to improve military
coordination but noted no agreement had been reached on the
Chinese proposal. He had no substantive response regarding
the May 29 plenary session, commenting that China was closely
studying the U.S.-proposed agenda and working on China's own
concrete proposals for the meeting.
PICCUTA
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR PM/PPA: DAVID FORAN, AIYAZ HUSAIN, DONNA HOPKINS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV PHSA MARR MOPS CH SO
SUBJECT: SOMALI PIRACY: CHINA INVITED TO ATTEND CGPCS
MEETING
REF: A. STATE 45157
B. BEIJING 1168
1. (SBU) China will send a delegation of officials from the
MFA, Ministry of National Defense (MND) and Ministry of
Transportation to attend the May 29 meeting of the Contact
Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS),MFA
International Organizations and Conferences Department UN
Affairs Division official Cheng Lie told PolOff May 11 in
response to reftel points encouraging China's active
participation in the CGPCS meeting. Cheng, who attended the
May 8 CGPCS Working Group meeting in London, said China had
submitted a proposal at the meeting to improve military
coordination but noted no agreement had been reached on the
Chinese proposal. He had no substantive response regarding
the May 29 plenary session, commenting that China was closely
studying the U.S.-proposed agenda and working on China's own
concrete proposals for the meeting.
PICCUTA