Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09HANOI191
2009-03-03 09:20:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Hanoi
Cable title:
VIETNAM OBJECTS TO BASHIR INDICTMENT, STILL CONSIDERING
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UNCLAS HANOI 000191
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
FOR IO/UNP (FITZGERALD),EAP/MLS (BLACKSHAW)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL UNSC PHUM SU XA XW VM
SUBJECT: VIETNAM OBJECTS TO BASHIR INDICTMENT, STILL CONSIDERING
RESPONSE
REF: STATE 19213
(SBU) In a March 2 meeting with the MFA's Director General for
International Organizations, Le Hoai Trung, CDA discussed the
International Criminal Court's imminent indictment of Sudan
President Omar al-Bashir and urged Vietnam not to support an Article
16 deferral of prosecution. She urged Vietnam to be muted in its
response to the indictment, noting that the United States does not
believe that a UNSC statement is necessary unless there is
significant violence or Khartoum reacts in an extreme fashion. DG
Trung reiterated his government's strong opposition to the ICC
indictment, but said that his government would take the U.S.
position into consideration. He said that its general disapproval
notwithstanding, Hanoi had not yet drafted instructions to its UN
Mission on how specifically to respond to an indictment.
PALMER
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
FOR IO/UNP (FITZGERALD),EAP/MLS (BLACKSHAW)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL UNSC PHUM SU XA XW VM
SUBJECT: VIETNAM OBJECTS TO BASHIR INDICTMENT, STILL CONSIDERING
RESPONSE
REF: STATE 19213
(SBU) In a March 2 meeting with the MFA's Director General for
International Organizations, Le Hoai Trung, CDA discussed the
International Criminal Court's imminent indictment of Sudan
President Omar al-Bashir and urged Vietnam not to support an Article
16 deferral of prosecution. She urged Vietnam to be muted in its
response to the indictment, noting that the United States does not
believe that a UNSC statement is necessary unless there is
significant violence or Khartoum reacts in an extreme fashion. DG
Trung reiterated his government's strong opposition to the ICC
indictment, but said that his government would take the U.S.
position into consideration. He said that its general disapproval
notwithstanding, Hanoi had not yet drafted instructions to its UN
Mission on how specifically to respond to an indictment.
PALMER