Identifier
Created
Classification
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09JAKARTA84
2009-01-15 09:32:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Jakarta
Cable title:
BURMA CORE GROUP -- URGING GOI AND ASEAN TO
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C O N F I D E N T I A L JAKARTA 000084
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EAP, F, EAP/MLS (J.EMERY),EAP/MTS, EAP/RSP
NSC FOR E.PHU
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/15/2019
TAGS: PREL PGOV SENV ID BM
SUBJECT: BURMA CORE GROUP -- URGING GOI AND ASEAN TO
SUPPORT EXTENSION
REF: STATE 3932
Classified By: Pol/C Joseph L. Novak, reasons 1.4(b+d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L JAKARTA 000084
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EAP, F, EAP/MLS (J.EMERY),EAP/MTS, EAP/RSP
NSC FOR E.PHU
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/15/2019
TAGS: PREL PGOV SENV ID BM
SUBJECT: BURMA CORE GROUP -- URGING GOI AND ASEAN TO
SUPPORT EXTENSION
REF: STATE 3932
Classified By: Pol/C Joseph L. Novak, reasons 1.4(b+d).
1. (C) SUMMARY: Per reftel instructions, Mission has urged
the GOI and the ASEAN Secretariat to support extending the
mandate of the Tripartite Core Group (TCG) on Burma cyclone
relief. We underscored the TCG's unique role in coordinating
critical relief and reconstruction assistance. GOI officials
said they generally supported the TCG's work, while noting
that Indonesia had not yet finalized its position on the
mandate extension.
2. (C) SUMMARY (Con'd): Mission also touched base with the
ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta. Secretariat officials said the
question of extending the TCG mandate would be discussed at
the January 17 Humanitarian Task Force meeting, but that the
ASEAN Foreign Ministers would make the final decision at a
later date. END SUMMARY.
GOI REACTION
3. (C) Mission has delivered points regarding the Tripartite
Core Group. On January 15, POLOFF reviewed reftel message
regarding the Burma cyclone TCG with Ade Sukendar of the
Directorate of East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the
Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) and Budi Dewayani of
DEPLU's Directorate for ASEAN Cooperation. POLOFF noted that
the TCG was a unique partnership among ASEAN, the UN and
Burma, and that it had played a critical role in post-cyclone
assistance. He reiterated USG support for ASEAN's role in
the TCG and urged Indonesia to support extension of the
mandate for another year.
4. (C) Dewayani replied that the GOI supported the TCG's
efforts and noted that Indonesia had played a key role in
creating the mechanism to begin with. That said, the
Indonesian government had yet to finalize its position on
extending the TCG mandate. FM Wirajuda planned to chair a
meeting on the subject on January 16. That meeting would
focus on finalizing Indonesia's position on the matter.
ASEAN SECRETARIAT ON PROCESS
5. (C) Mission also touched base with the ASEAN Secretariat.
Econoff conveyed the U.S. government's strong support for
the extension of the TCG mandate for an additional year to
ASEAN Secretariat Assistant Director Adelina Kamal. (Note:
Kamal is one of three ASEAN Secretariat members of the TCG
and is the lead coordinator for the January 17 Humanitarian
Task Force Meeting.) Kamal expressed appreciation for the
USG position and for the strong USG support of the TCG to
date.
ASEAN FM'S WILL DECIDE LATER
6. (C) Kamal noted that the question of extending the
mandate of the TCG would be discussed at the January 17
meeting, but no decision will be made at that time.
Following the January 17 discussion, the task force will
formulate a recommendation for the ASEAN Foreign Ministers,
who will decide on the extension at a later date.
HEFFERN
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EAP, F, EAP/MLS (J.EMERY),EAP/MTS, EAP/RSP
NSC FOR E.PHU
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/15/2019
TAGS: PREL PGOV SENV ID BM
SUBJECT: BURMA CORE GROUP -- URGING GOI AND ASEAN TO
SUPPORT EXTENSION
REF: STATE 3932
Classified By: Pol/C Joseph L. Novak, reasons 1.4(b+d).
1. (C) SUMMARY: Per reftel instructions, Mission has urged
the GOI and the ASEAN Secretariat to support extending the
mandate of the Tripartite Core Group (TCG) on Burma cyclone
relief. We underscored the TCG's unique role in coordinating
critical relief and reconstruction assistance. GOI officials
said they generally supported the TCG's work, while noting
that Indonesia had not yet finalized its position on the
mandate extension.
2. (C) SUMMARY (Con'd): Mission also touched base with the
ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta. Secretariat officials said the
question of extending the TCG mandate would be discussed at
the January 17 Humanitarian Task Force meeting, but that the
ASEAN Foreign Ministers would make the final decision at a
later date. END SUMMARY.
GOI REACTION
3. (C) Mission has delivered points regarding the Tripartite
Core Group. On January 15, POLOFF reviewed reftel message
regarding the Burma cyclone TCG with Ade Sukendar of the
Directorate of East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the
Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) and Budi Dewayani of
DEPLU's Directorate for ASEAN Cooperation. POLOFF noted that
the TCG was a unique partnership among ASEAN, the UN and
Burma, and that it had played a critical role in post-cyclone
assistance. He reiterated USG support for ASEAN's role in
the TCG and urged Indonesia to support extension of the
mandate for another year.
4. (C) Dewayani replied that the GOI supported the TCG's
efforts and noted that Indonesia had played a key role in
creating the mechanism to begin with. That said, the
Indonesian government had yet to finalize its position on
extending the TCG mandate. FM Wirajuda planned to chair a
meeting on the subject on January 16. That meeting would
focus on finalizing Indonesia's position on the matter.
ASEAN SECRETARIAT ON PROCESS
5. (C) Mission also touched base with the ASEAN Secretariat.
Econoff conveyed the U.S. government's strong support for
the extension of the TCG mandate for an additional year to
ASEAN Secretariat Assistant Director Adelina Kamal. (Note:
Kamal is one of three ASEAN Secretariat members of the TCG
and is the lead coordinator for the January 17 Humanitarian
Task Force Meeting.) Kamal expressed appreciation for the
USG position and for the strong USG support of the TCG to
date.
ASEAN FM'S WILL DECIDE LATER
6. (C) Kamal noted that the question of extending the
mandate of the TCG would be discussed at the January 17
meeting, but no decision will be made at that time.
Following the January 17 discussion, the task force will
formulate a recommendation for the ASEAN Foreign Ministers,
who will decide on the extension at a later date.
HEFFERN