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Viewing cable 09BEIJING1280, SOMALI PIRACY: CHINA INVITED TO ATTEND CGPCS

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09BEIJING1280 2009-05-13 06:54 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Beijing 
VZCZCXRO2899
OO RUEHCN RUEHDE RUEHGH RUEHROV RUEHTRO RUEHVC
DE RUEHBJ #1280 1330654
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 130654Z MAY 09
FM AMEMBASSY BEIJING
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 3951
INFO RUEHOO/CHINA POSTS COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RUCNSOM/SOMALIA COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RHMFIUU/CDR USPACOM HONOLULU HI IMMEDIATE
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE
RUEAFVS/OSD WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE
 
UNCLAS BEIJING 001280 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR PM/PPA: DAVID FORAN, AIYAZ HUSAIN, DONNA HOPKINS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL PGOV PHSA MARR MOPS CH SO
SUBJECT: SOMALI PIRACY: CHINA INVITED TO ATTEND CGPCS 
MEETING 
 
REF: A. STATE 45157 
     B. BEIJING 1168 
 
1. (SBU) China will send a delegation of officials from the 
MFA, Ministry of National Defense (MND) and Ministry of 
Transportation to attend the May 29 meeting of the Contact 
Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS), MFA 
International Organizations and Conferences Department UN 
Affairs Division official Cheng Lie told PolOff May 11 in 
response to reftel points encouraging China's active 
participation in the CGPCS meeting.  Cheng, who attended the 
May 8 CGPCS Working Group meeting in London, said China had 
submitted a proposal at the meeting to improve military 
coordination but noted no agreement had been reached on the 
Chinese proposal.  He had no substantive response regarding 
the May 29 plenary session, commenting that China was closely 
studying the U.S.-proposed agenda and working on China's own 
concrete proposals for the meeting. 
PICCUTA