PRC: CHINA'S POSITION ON THE CCIT REMAINS UNCHANGED

UNCLAS BEIJING 001658 SENSITIVE SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR L/LEI PGUTHERIE, KDAUGIRDAS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL PTER UNGA CH SUBJECT: PRC: CHINA'S POSITION ON THE CCIT REMAINS UNCHANGED REF: BEIJING 62265 ¶1. (SBU) On June 17, PolOff conveyed to MFA Treaty and Law Department Public International Law Division Officer Wang Xiaolin reftel points noting U.S. concerns about the Coordinator's Proposal regarding the UN Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) and requesting Chinese government support in maintaining a unified position on retaining the standard military carve-out language. Wang responded that China's position had remained unchanged throughout the CCIT negotiations and that China hoped that all the parties could participate in negotiations in a constructive and cooperative manner. Wang affirmed that China was open to considering other proposals regarding the CCIT as long as they were accepted by all parties. Wang declined to comment specifically on military carve-out language elements of the CCIT. PICCUTA