Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09BEIJING1414
2009-05-27 08:48:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Beijing
Cable title:
PRC/SUDAN: AFM LIU JIEYI TELLS S/E GRATION CHINA
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BEIJING 001414
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/27/2029
TAGS: PREL PGOV PREF EAID PHUM SOCI KDEM CH SU
SUBJECT: PRC/SUDAN: AFM LIU JIEYI TELLS S/E GRATION CHINA
SUPPORTS CPA, PUTS FOCUS ON THE POLITICAL TRACK
Classified By: Political Minister Counselor Aubrey Carlson. Reasons
C O N F I D E N T I A L BEIJING 001414
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/27/2029
TAGS: PREL PGOV PREF EAID PHUM SOCI KDEM CH SU
SUBJECT: PRC/SUDAN: AFM LIU JIEYI TELLS S/E GRATION CHINA
SUPPORTS CPA, PUTS FOCUS ON THE POLITICAL TRACK
Classified By: Political Minister Counselor Aubrey Carlson. Reasons 1.
4 (b/d).
1. (C) The United States and China had common interests in
Sudan, Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi told Special
Envoy for Sudan General Scott Gration May 25. AFM Liu
stressed that China believed the political and peace-keeping
tracks were both important and underscored the need to
persuade parties that were not signatories to the CPA to make
efforts to create progress on both tracks. On the
North-South issue, Liu asserted that China supported full
implementation of the CPA, adding that the agreement was an
important accomplishment given the two decades of civil war
that it sought to end. He claimed that implementation of the
CPA was "making progress" but that "loose ends" remained.
Liu said that China wanted to coordinate with the
international community to ensure that the elections and
referendum did not complicate the implementation of the CPA.
Actions by UN forces in Sudan to help the situation, he
cautioned, must be acceptable to the government in Khartoum.
AFM Liu noted that China had provided almost US$3 million to
Southern Sudan in assistance.
2. (C) After outlining U.S. concerns over stability in Sudan
in light of scheduled elections and a referendum on the
status of Southern Sudan, SE Gration told AFM Liu that the
United States and China had overlapping objectives in Sudan
and that peace and security in Sudan were in China's
interest. Gration pressed China to increase consultations
with the United States on Sudan and work toward formalizing
channels of communication, including elevating the Sudan
issue to a higher level of discussion between our
governments. He invited China to send a delegation to the
scheduled U.S.-hosted talks on renewing international support
for the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in Washington DC
on June 23. He indicated that, if progress could be made on
a cease-fire and a path to reconciliation defined, the UN's
role would increase. The UN had already requested additional
support to enhance its surveillance capability and a joint
monitoring team that included local representation, Gration
noted. He underscored the importance of improving
communication and coordination among UNAMID, MINURCAT and
UNMIS, as well as building capacity among governing
institutions in Southern Sudan regardless of the results of
the referendum. He stressed the need for a long-term
commitment from the international community to extend beyond
2011 to ensure stability, adding that instability would
constrain the growth of Sudan's economy, including the energy
sector.
PICCUTA
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/27/2029
TAGS: PREL PGOV PREF EAID PHUM SOCI KDEM CH SU
SUBJECT: PRC/SUDAN: AFM LIU JIEYI TELLS S/E GRATION CHINA
SUPPORTS CPA, PUTS FOCUS ON THE POLITICAL TRACK
Classified By: Political Minister Counselor Aubrey Carlson. Reasons 1.
4 (b/d).
1. (C) The United States and China had common interests in
Sudan, Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi told Special
Envoy for Sudan General Scott Gration May 25. AFM Liu
stressed that China believed the political and peace-keeping
tracks were both important and underscored the need to
persuade parties that were not signatories to the CPA to make
efforts to create progress on both tracks. On the
North-South issue, Liu asserted that China supported full
implementation of the CPA, adding that the agreement was an
important accomplishment given the two decades of civil war
that it sought to end. He claimed that implementation of the
CPA was "making progress" but that "loose ends" remained.
Liu said that China wanted to coordinate with the
international community to ensure that the elections and
referendum did not complicate the implementation of the CPA.
Actions by UN forces in Sudan to help the situation, he
cautioned, must be acceptable to the government in Khartoum.
AFM Liu noted that China had provided almost US$3 million to
Southern Sudan in assistance.
2. (C) After outlining U.S. concerns over stability in Sudan
in light of scheduled elections and a referendum on the
status of Southern Sudan, SE Gration told AFM Liu that the
United States and China had overlapping objectives in Sudan
and that peace and security in Sudan were in China's
interest. Gration pressed China to increase consultations
with the United States on Sudan and work toward formalizing
channels of communication, including elevating the Sudan
issue to a higher level of discussion between our
governments. He invited China to send a delegation to the
scheduled U.S.-hosted talks on renewing international support
for the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in Washington DC
on June 23. He indicated that, if progress could be made on
a cease-fire and a path to reconciliation defined, the UN's
role would increase. The UN had already requested additional
support to enhance its surveillance capability and a joint
monitoring team that included local representation, Gration
noted. He underscored the importance of improving
communication and coordination among UNAMID, MINURCAT and
UNMIS, as well as building capacity among governing
institutions in Southern Sudan regardless of the results of
the referendum. He stressed the need for a long-term
commitment from the international community to extend beyond
2011 to ensure stability, adding that instability would
constrain the growth of Sudan's economy, including the energy
sector.
PICCUTA