Description:
SUMMARY: "Ministry of Under Secretary for Burma
Pratibha Parkar told Poloff that UN Special Envoy for Burma
Ibrahim Gambari asked the Government of India (GOI) for
support during his recent visit to India. Gambari asked the
GOI to use its influence to encourage the Burmese to allow
him to visit Burma sooner than late April 2008, adding that
he was willing to meet with them in a third country, Parkar
stated. She indicated that Foreign Secretary Menon,
currently in Rangoon, would reinforce this message to the
Burmese, and that the Indians had already asked Burma to show
more flexibility. Parkar confirmed that Menon would discuss
the Sittwe Port development deal while in Burma. Though
Indian officials indicate that the GOI will step up its
rhetoric against the Burmese junta, it has yet to do so
visibly." END SUMMARY.
Source/publisher:
US Embassy, New Delhi, via Wikileaks
Date of Publication:
2008-02-08
Date of entry:
2011-09-07
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- Individual Documents
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Language:
English