Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
10COPENHAGEN95
2010-02-18 11:18:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Copenhagen
Cable title:
(C) FAC AND CHINA ARMS EMBARGO DEMARCHES DELIVERED
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SIPDIS
STATE FOR EUR/ERA, EAP/CM, PM/RSAT, ISN/RA
STATE FOR NEA/IR, EUR/UMB, EUR/NB, WHA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/18/2020
TAGS: PREL PARM PHUM KNUC ETTC EAID CH IR UP HA
SUBJECT: (C) FAC AND CHINA ARMS EMBARGO DEMARCHES DELIVERED
REF: A. STATE 13969
B. EMAIL KONICK-BELL 2/17/2010
Classified By: Ambassador Laurie S. Fulton; reason 1.4 (b, d)
(C) A/DCM delivered ref A demarche and the talking points for
the upcoming EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) February 18 to
MFA acting European Correspondent Mercan Nielsen. Nielsen
took note of the China points but had no substantive
response. On the FAC points, she offered the following
responses:
- On Iran, Denmark will press the EU to be "more firm" in the
face of the Iranian regime's "unacceptable" behavior.
Dialogue is the preferred option but "it's not working." The
international community needs to find a way to support the
Iranian people's right to freedom of expression, but "we are
not talking about regime-change." The EU needs to prepare to
act but does not want to get ahead of the UNSC process for
fear of undercutting it.
- On Ukraine, Denmark agrees with the USG position. It does
not/not interpret the election of Yanukovych to mean that
Ukraine is choosing to side with Russia against the West.
- On Haiti, the discussion will be about drawing lessons from
the disaster response effort, so as to be more effective in
future cases.
- ITALY and Malta want to add Libya to the agenda because of
its visa restrictions. Given that the EU already has a visa
regime in place for Libya, the only outcome is expected to be
a political statement.
FULTON
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EUR/ERA, EAP/CM, PM/RSAT, ISN/RA
STATE FOR NEA/IR, EUR/UMB, EUR/NB, WHA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/18/2020
TAGS: PREL PARM PHUM KNUC ETTC EAID CH IR UP HA
SUBJECT: (C) FAC AND CHINA ARMS EMBARGO DEMARCHES DELIVERED
REF: A. STATE 13969
B. EMAIL KONICK-BELL 2/17/2010
Classified By: Ambassador Laurie S. Fulton; reason 1.4 (b, d)
(C) A/DCM delivered ref A demarche and the talking points for
the upcoming EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) February 18 to
MFA acting European Correspondent Mercan Nielsen. Nielsen
took note of the China points but had no substantive
response. On the FAC points, she offered the following
responses:
- On Iran, Denmark will press the EU to be "more firm" in the
face of the Iranian regime's "unacceptable" behavior.
Dialogue is the preferred option but "it's not working." The
international community needs to find a way to support the
Iranian people's right to freedom of expression, but "we are
not talking about regime-change." The EU needs to prepare to
act but does not want to get ahead of the UNSC process for
fear of undercutting it.
- On Ukraine, Denmark agrees with the USG position. It does
not/not interpret the election of Yanukovych to mean that
Ukraine is choosing to side with Russia against the West.
- On Haiti, the discussion will be about drawing lessons from
the disaster response effort, so as to be more effective in
future cases.
- ITALY and Malta want to add Libya to the agenda because of
its visa restrictions. Given that the EU already has a visa
regime in place for Libya, the only outcome is expected to be
a political statement.
FULTON