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09BEIJING1658
2009-06-18 08:42:00
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Embassy Beijing
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PRC: CHINA'S POSITION ON THE CCIT REMAINS UNCHANGED
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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
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
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