Identifier
Created
Classification
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09BEIJING66
2009-01-09 08:18:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Beijing
Cable title:
CONTACT GROUP ON SOMALI PIRACY: PRC WILLING TO
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SIPDIS
STATE FOR PM/PPA DGLANCY, DHOPKINS, EFOSTER
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/09/2019
TAGS: PREL EWWT KCRM MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER CH SO
SUBJECT: CONTACT GROUP ON SOMALI PIRACY: PRC WILLING TO
PARTICIPATE BUT URGES CAUTIOUS APPROACH
REF: A. STATE 1223
B. STATE 1225
Classified By: Political Minister Counselor Aubrey Carlson.
Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L BEIJING 000066
SIPDIS
STATE FOR PM/PPA DGLANCY, DHOPKINS, EFOSTER
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/09/2019
TAGS: PREL EWWT KCRM MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER CH SO
SUBJECT: CONTACT GROUP ON SOMALI PIRACY: PRC WILLING TO
PARTICIPATE BUT URGES CAUTIOUS APPROACH
REF: A. STATE 1223
B. STATE 1225
Classified By: Political Minister Counselor Aubrey Carlson.
Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (C) Summary: China will participate in the Contact Group
on Somali Piracy (CGSP) but would like to see member states
take a cautious approach, MFA Department of International
Organizations and Conferences UN Affairs Division Deputy
Director Sun Xiaobo told PolOff January 9 in response to
reftel points. China's delegation will be headed by UN
Deputy Permanent Representative Ambassador Liu Zhenmin and
include six officials from the MFA, Ministry of Transport
(MOT) and Ministry of National Defense (MND). China would
like the CGSP to be an informal, flexible mechanism but does
not wish to chair one of the working groups. End Summary.
China's Delegation to the CGSP
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2. (C) China has agreed to participate in the CGSP on January
13-14, as well as the coordination pre-meeting on January 13.
China's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN,
Ambassador Liu Zhenming, will head the Chinese delegation to
the CGSP. The delegation will include MFA officials UN
Affairs Division Deputy Director Sun Xiaobo, Cheng Lie, Miao
Deyu, and Xu Yu, as well as MOT official Zhuo Li and MND
official Zhang Qilin.
CGSP Should Be Loose, Flexible Mechanism
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3. (C) China welcomes the initiative to establish the CGSP
and is "ready to participate," Sun said. China's
understanding is that the CGSP was established at the request
of UNSC Resolution 1851 and shall operate in line with
international law and relevant UN resolutions. China
believes that the CGSP should be limited in size. Sun
stressed that the CGSP should be a "light, loose and flexible
mechanism" rather than a formal, binding institution with a
charter. The CGSP should be a contact point for countries to
coordinate efforts to combat piracy, Sun added.
China Supports Working Groups But Not Ready to Chair
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4. (C) China supports the idea of working groups but wants
other countries to take the lead in chairing them, Sun said.
Sun said coordinating military operations and working out
political and legal issues will take time and require
"in-depth discussion" and a "cautious" approach. He stressed
that CGSP members should not rush to make decisions, noting
that China's delegation will listen to the views of all
members and report back to relevant Chinese Government
ministries before agreeing to any major decisions.
Randt
SIPDIS
STATE FOR PM/PPA DGLANCY, DHOPKINS, EFOSTER
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/09/2019
TAGS: PREL EWWT KCRM MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER CH SO
SUBJECT: CONTACT GROUP ON SOMALI PIRACY: PRC WILLING TO
PARTICIPATE BUT URGES CAUTIOUS APPROACH
REF: A. STATE 1223
B. STATE 1225
Classified By: Political Minister Counselor Aubrey Carlson.
Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (C) Summary: China will participate in the Contact Group
on Somali Piracy (CGSP) but would like to see member states
take a cautious approach, MFA Department of International
Organizations and Conferences UN Affairs Division Deputy
Director Sun Xiaobo told PolOff January 9 in response to
reftel points. China's delegation will be headed by UN
Deputy Permanent Representative Ambassador Liu Zhenmin and
include six officials from the MFA, Ministry of Transport
(MOT) and Ministry of National Defense (MND). China would
like the CGSP to be an informal, flexible mechanism but does
not wish to chair one of the working groups. End Summary.
China's Delegation to the CGSP
--------------
2. (C) China has agreed to participate in the CGSP on January
13-14, as well as the coordination pre-meeting on January 13.
China's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN,
Ambassador Liu Zhenming, will head the Chinese delegation to
the CGSP. The delegation will include MFA officials UN
Affairs Division Deputy Director Sun Xiaobo, Cheng Lie, Miao
Deyu, and Xu Yu, as well as MOT official Zhuo Li and MND
official Zhang Qilin.
CGSP Should Be Loose, Flexible Mechanism
--------------
3. (C) China welcomes the initiative to establish the CGSP
and is "ready to participate," Sun said. China's
understanding is that the CGSP was established at the request
of UNSC Resolution 1851 and shall operate in line with
international law and relevant UN resolutions. China
believes that the CGSP should be limited in size. Sun
stressed that the CGSP should be a "light, loose and flexible
mechanism" rather than a formal, binding institution with a
charter. The CGSP should be a contact point for countries to
coordinate efforts to combat piracy, Sun added.
China Supports Working Groups But Not Ready to Chair
-------------- --------------
4. (C) China supports the idea of working groups but wants
other countries to take the lead in chairing them, Sun said.
Sun said coordinating military operations and working out
political and legal issues will take time and require
"in-depth discussion" and a "cautious" approach. He stressed
that CGSP members should not rush to make decisions, noting
that China's delegation will listen to the views of all
members and report back to relevant Chinese Government
ministries before agreeing to any major decisions.
Randt