Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09BEIJING1350
2009-05-19 10:13:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Beijing
Cable title:
BURMA: MFA DG QUESTIONS EFFECTIVENESS OF A NEW
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BEIJING 001350
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/19/2029
TAGS: PREL UNSC PHUM BM CH
SUBJECT: BURMA: MFA DG QUESTIONS EFFECTIVENESS OF A NEW
UNSC STATEMENT
REF: A. STATE 50384
B. BEIJING 1329
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires, a.i., William Weinstein.
Reasons 1.4 (b/d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L BEIJING 001350
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/19/2029
TAGS: PREL UNSC PHUM BM CH
SUBJECT: BURMA: MFA DG QUESTIONS EFFECTIVENESS OF A NEW
UNSC STATEMENT
REF: A. STATE 50384
B. BEIJING 1329
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires, a.i., William Weinstein.
Reasons 1.4 (b/d).
1. (C) The Charge delivered ref A points on May 18 urging PRC
support for UN Security Council action in response to the
trial of Aung San Suu Kyi to MFA North American and Oceanian
Affairs Department Director General Zheng Zeguang. In
response, DG Zheng suggested that a statement from the UN
Security Council would not be the most effective way to
address the issue and expressed hope that the United States
was open to "other options" to deal with the situation.
Zheng said China's "clear and consistent" position on the
issue had been to encourage the regime in Burma to promote
reconciliation and cooperate with UN Secretary General
Special Advisor Ibrahim Gambari. Zheng added that he would
share our concerns with International Organizations and
Conferences (IO) Department DG Wu Hailong. PolMinCouns
conveyed these same points to MFA IO Department Deputy
Director General Li Junhua on May 18 (ref B).
2. (SBU) Note: In a May 17 discussion with IO Department UN
Division Deputy Director Shen Yinyin, PolMinCouns had
similarly urged China to support UNSC action in response to
the Burmese regime's latest acts against Aung San Suu Kyi.
Ms. Shen later confirmed that the message had been passed to
IO DG Wu.
WEINSTEIN
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/19/2029
TAGS: PREL UNSC PHUM BM CH
SUBJECT: BURMA: MFA DG QUESTIONS EFFECTIVENESS OF A NEW
UNSC STATEMENT
REF: A. STATE 50384
B. BEIJING 1329
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires, a.i., William Weinstein.
Reasons 1.4 (b/d).
1. (C) The Charge delivered ref A points on May 18 urging PRC
support for UN Security Council action in response to the
trial of Aung San Suu Kyi to MFA North American and Oceanian
Affairs Department Director General Zheng Zeguang. In
response, DG Zheng suggested that a statement from the UN
Security Council would not be the most effective way to
address the issue and expressed hope that the United States
was open to "other options" to deal with the situation.
Zheng said China's "clear and consistent" position on the
issue had been to encourage the regime in Burma to promote
reconciliation and cooperate with UN Secretary General
Special Advisor Ibrahim Gambari. Zheng added that he would
share our concerns with International Organizations and
Conferences (IO) Department DG Wu Hailong. PolMinCouns
conveyed these same points to MFA IO Department Deputy
Director General Li Junhua on May 18 (ref B).
2. (SBU) Note: In a May 17 discussion with IO Department UN
Division Deputy Director Shen Yinyin, PolMinCouns had
similarly urged China to support UNSC action in response to
the Burmese regime's latest acts against Aung San Suu Kyi.
Ms. Shen later confirmed that the message had been passed to
IO DG Wu.
WEINSTEIN