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09HANOI702
2009-07-28 09:50:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Hanoi
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VIETNAM WANTS DARFUR PKO EXTENDED BUT SUPPORTS REFERENCE TO

Tags:  PREL UNSC PHUM KPKO SU VM 
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DE RUEHHI #0702 2090950
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 280950Z JUL 09
FM AMEMBASSY HANOI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9956
INFO RUEHHM/AMCONSUL HO CHI MINH PRIORITY 6034
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0328
UNCLAS HANOI 000702 

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

FOR IO/UNP (FITZGERALD),EAP/MLS (BLACKSHAW)

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL UNSC PHUM KPKO SU VM

SUBJECT: VIETNAM WANTS DARFUR PKO EXTENDED BUT SUPPORTS REFERENCE TO
ICC; HOPES FOR COMPROMISE

REF: STATE 77701

UNCLAS HANOI 000702

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

FOR IO/UNP (FITZGERALD),EAP/MLS (BLACKSHAW)

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL UNSC PHUM KPKO SU VM

SUBJECT: VIETNAM WANTS DARFUR PKO EXTENDED BUT SUPPORTS REFERENCE TO
ICC; HOPES FOR COMPROMISE

REF: STATE 77701


1. (SBU) On July 28, Acting PolCouns met with the MFA International
Organizations Division's lead official for UN Security Council
affairs, To Anh Tuan, to urge Vietnam not to support Libya's efforts
to complicate a resolution extending the mandate of the UN-AU
Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) by including extraneous language
concerning the International Criminal Court's indictment of Sudan
President Omar al-Bashir. Per reftel, APolCouns emphasized that the
purpose of the resolution should be to strengthen UNAMID by
providing it with the mandate, troops, and equipment it needs. The
United States understood that Vietnam remained strongly opposed to
the ICC indictment, a position we did not share; nevertheless,
whatever our differences, the current resolution was not an
appropriate vehicle to discuss the ICC indictment. On such an
important issue, it was important for the Security Council to speak
with one voice, he said.


2. (SBU) Tuan, in response, sought to assure the United States that
Vietnam fully supported extending UNAMID's mandate. Vietnam also
shared a desire for consensus and hoped "acceptable compromise
language" could be found. At the same time, as a member of the
Non-Aligned Movement and as a reflection of its own position,
Vietnam felt bound to support some mention of the AU's concerns
about the Bashir indictment. Tuan took note of our argument that
this particular resolution was not the proper place for such
discussions, but said that "some countries" were frustrated because
other avenues for debate had been cut off.

MICHALAK