Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09VIENNA193
2009-02-20 15:21:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Vienna
Cable title:
AUSTRIA OPPOSES AN ARTICLE 16 DEFERRAL WITHOUT
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UNCLAS VIENNA 000193
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PHUM UNSC SU XA XW AU
SUBJECT: AUSTRIA OPPOSES AN ARTICLE 16 DEFERRAL WITHOUT
SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SITUATION IN SUDAN
REF: A. STATE 12900 B. USUN 141
UNCLAS VIENNA 000193
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PHUM UNSC SU XA XW AU
SUBJECT: AUSTRIA OPPOSES AN ARTICLE 16 DEFERRAL WITHOUT
SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SITUATION IN SUDAN
REF: A. STATE 12900 B. USUN 141
1. Poloff conveyed the information in ref A to Georg Diwald,
MFA Deputy Director of the Department for International
Organisations. Diwald told Poloff that, in consideration of
Austria's commitment to the rule of law and against impunity,
Austria would respect the independence of the International
Criminal Court and treat any Article 16 deferral request
"with reserve." Although Austria would listen respectfully
to such a request, Austria would only consider a deferral if
the GOS had made positive contributions towards alleviating
the humanitarian in Sudan and the Darfur region, with the
ultimate goal of achieving peace and justice. On this issue
Austria felt Sudan still had "a long way to go."
2. In response to a query by Poloff, Diwald said Austria had
made its opinion on an Article 16 deferral clear during the
debate in the UNSC with representatives from the Arab League
and the AU (ref B),and in a bi-lateral meeting of these
representatives with PermRep Thomas Mayr-Harting. Diwald
also added that Mayr-Harting, serving in his capacity as
Chairman of the UNSC sanctions committee on Sudan, is in
close contact with the Sudan PermRep, particularly given the
problem in obtaining a visa for one sanctions committee
member. In these meetings, Mayr-Harting has been "quite
clear" in making Austria's position known to his Sudan
counterpart.
YAP
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PHUM UNSC SU XA XW AU
SUBJECT: AUSTRIA OPPOSES AN ARTICLE 16 DEFERRAL WITHOUT
SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SITUATION IN SUDAN
REF: A. STATE 12900 B. USUN 141
1. Poloff conveyed the information in ref A to Georg Diwald,
MFA Deputy Director of the Department for International
Organisations. Diwald told Poloff that, in consideration of
Austria's commitment to the rule of law and against impunity,
Austria would respect the independence of the International
Criminal Court and treat any Article 16 deferral request
"with reserve." Although Austria would listen respectfully
to such a request, Austria would only consider a deferral if
the GOS had made positive contributions towards alleviating
the humanitarian in Sudan and the Darfur region, with the
ultimate goal of achieving peace and justice. On this issue
Austria felt Sudan still had "a long way to go."
2. In response to a query by Poloff, Diwald said Austria had
made its opinion on an Article 16 deferral clear during the
debate in the UNSC with representatives from the Arab League
and the AU (ref B),and in a bi-lateral meeting of these
representatives with PermRep Thomas Mayr-Harting. Diwald
also added that Mayr-Harting, serving in his capacity as
Chairman of the UNSC sanctions committee on Sudan, is in
close contact with the Sudan PermRep, particularly given the
problem in obtaining a visa for one sanctions committee
member. In these meetings, Mayr-Harting has been "quite
clear" in making Austria's position known to his Sudan
counterpart.
YAP