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Viewing cable 06WELLINGTON843, NEW ZEALAND SUPPORTS AVM CONVENTION

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06WELLINGTON843 2006-10-30 23:59 2011-04-28 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Wellington
VZCZCXYZ0005
OO RUEHWEB

DE RUEHWL #0843 3032359
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 302359Z OCT 06
FM AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 3428
INFO RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 0475
RUEHNO/USMISSION USNATO PRIORITY 0048
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 0076
UNCLAS WELLINGTON 000843 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
SENSITIVE 
 
STATE FOR L (BETTAUER), IO/UNP AND EAP/ANP 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: MCAP PARM PREL NZ
SUBJECT: NEW ZEALAND SUPPORTS AVM CONVENTION 
 
REF: STATE 168629 
 
1.  (SBU) PE Couns shared reftel demarche on the 2006 
Convention on Conventional Weapons Review Conference with 
Caroline McDonald, Director of the Disarmament Division at 
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT).  McDonald 
said that New Zealand is supportive of a strong, 
legally-binding protocol on Anti-Vehicle Mines, and would 
study our points carefully. 
 
2.  (SBU) McDonald also sent PE Couns a copy of New Zealand's 
statement at the thematic debate on conventional weapons at 
the UNGA 61 First Committee. The statement says New Zealand 
would welcome the conclusion of an instrument on mines other 
than anti-personnel mines, if a legally binding text could be 
agreed that made a credible improvement on existing 
humanitarian law provisions.  The statement says that GNZ 
"does not see that this requirement could be satisfied by the 
conclusion of a text which carried optional provisions on the 
key issues of detectability and active life." 
McCormick