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Viewing cable 07PARIS3791, FRENCH WELCOME U.S. DEMARCHE ON BURMA

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07PARIS3791 2007-09-13 10:22 2011-08-24 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Paris 
VZCZCXYZ0000
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHFR #3791 2561022
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 131022Z SEP 07
FM AMEMBASSY PARIS
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0061
INFO RUEHGG/UN SECURITY COUNCIL COLLECTIVE
RUEHBK/AMEMBASSY BANGKOK 0348
RUEHKL/AMEMBASSY KUALA LUMPUR 0271
RUEHML/AMEMBASSY MANILA 0254
RUEHGP/AMEMBASSY SINGAPORE 0221
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 1358
 
UNCLAS PARIS 003791 
 
SIPDIS 
 
PLEASE PASS TO IO/UNP FOR PAUL WICKBERG, EAP/MLS FOR AARON 
COPE, AND DRL FOR GIANNI PAZ 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PHUM PREL UNSC BU FR
SUBJECT: FRENCH WELCOME U.S. DEMARCHE ON BURMA 
 
REF: STATE 125430 
 
ΒΆ1. (SBU) On September 12, poloff met with the MFA Burma desk 
officer, Jeremy Petit, and presented reftel points.  Petit, 
who agreed with all points, then handed poloff a September 12 
op-ed from French daily Le Figaro by MFA Secretary of State 
for Human Rights Rama Yade.  In the article, Yade calls for a 
greater push for democratization in Burma on the part of 
France.  Petit noted that Yade emphasizes the need for France 
to work with Asian countries to achieve this goal, while also 
insisting on concrete measures to end repression in Burma. 
Petit confirmed that the EU will present a resolution on 
human rights in Burma to the UN Third Committee. 
 
Please visit Paris' Classified Website at: 
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/paris/index.c fm 
 
 
Stapleton