Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09WARSAW1006
2009-09-29 16:00:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Warsaw
Cable title:
POLAND ON OUTCOME OF U.S. BURMA POLICY REVIEW
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C O N F I D E N T I A L WARSAW 001006
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR/CE (GLANTZ) AND EAP/MSL (SCHEIBE); NSC FOR
WALTON
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/28/2019
TAGS: PREL PGOV BM PL
SUBJECT: POLAND ON OUTCOME OF U.S. BURMA POLICY REVIEW
REF: STATE 100518
Classified By: Political Counselor F. Daniel Sainz for Reasons 1.4 (b)
and (d)
(C) Danuta Bolimowska, Counselor in the MFA's Asia-Pacific
Department, welcomed the shift in the U.S. approach to Burma
(reftel). She thought other EU members, with the possible
exception of the UK, would also endorse the shift in policy
focus, which could lead to more targeted outreach to Burmese
society. Contrasting the current situation in Burma with
Poland's own experience under communism, Bolimowska asserted
that engagement in general and people-to-people exchanges
specifically, were often more effective than sanctions in
bringing about regime change. But she echoed the skepticism
embodied in the U.S. approach, underscoring that Burmese
authorities were now under pressure to reciprocate along the
lines demanded by the U.S. and the international community.
TULLEY
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR/CE (GLANTZ) AND EAP/MSL (SCHEIBE); NSC FOR
WALTON
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/28/2019
TAGS: PREL PGOV BM PL
SUBJECT: POLAND ON OUTCOME OF U.S. BURMA POLICY REVIEW
REF: STATE 100518
Classified By: Political Counselor F. Daniel Sainz for Reasons 1.4 (b)
and (d)
(C) Danuta Bolimowska, Counselor in the MFA's Asia-Pacific
Department, welcomed the shift in the U.S. approach to Burma
(reftel). She thought other EU members, with the possible
exception of the UK, would also endorse the shift in policy
focus, which could lead to more targeted outreach to Burmese
society. Contrasting the current situation in Burma with
Poland's own experience under communism, Bolimowska asserted
that engagement in general and people-to-people exchanges
specifically, were often more effective than sanctions in
bringing about regime change. But she echoed the skepticism
embodied in the U.S. approach, underscoring that Burmese
authorities were now under pressure to reciprocate along the
lines demanded by the U.S. and the international community.
TULLEY