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Viewing cable 08HELSINKI206, FINLAND ON BURMA'S FLAWED REFERENDUM AND BURMA

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08HELSINKI206 2008-05-12 13:05 2011-04-24 00:00 CONFIDENTIAL Embassy Helsinki 
VZCZCXRO1807
RR RUEHAG RUEHROV
DE RUEHHE #0206 1331305
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
R 121305Z MAY 08
FM AMEMBASSY HELSINKI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4308
INFO RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE
RUEHGO/AMEMBASSY RANGOON 0076
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0092
 
C O N F I D E N T I A L HELSINKI 000206 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EAP/MLS/ACOPE 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/06/2018 
TAGS: PGOV PHUM BM FI
SUBJECT: FINLAND ON BURMA'S FLAWED REFERENDUM AND BURMA 
 
REF: STATE 45471 
 
Classified By: Pol Officer Lisa Conesa for reasons 1.4 (b) & (d) 
 
1. (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Johan 
Schalin, Director of the Finnish MFA's Asia and Oceania 
Office and Theresa Zitting, First Secretary on May 5. 
They said Finland expects Burma to hold and pass the 
referendum, albeit probably not May 10 in the face of the 
disaster caused by the cyclone. GoF does not welcome these 
results.  Their statement will be in coordination with the 
EU.  GoF hopes to emphasize humanitarian efforts.  Schalin 
stated that GoF currently accepts one-third of their UN 
refugee quota from Burma. 
 
2. (C) Schalin specifically noted that they support the 
UN's work and special envoy.  They believe the UN is the 
only organization that could dialogue and strategically 
involve the Burmese opposition to change the process and 
the regime's seven-step "roadmap to democracy" that the 
Burmese are determined to follow.  Burmese activists in 
Finland will host a conference June 6-7 in Helsinki 
including activists, politicians and civil society from 
inside and outside Burma.  The GoF expects conference 
participation from inside Burma based on Visa inquiries. 
BARRETT