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Saturday, 03 September, Year 3 d.Tr. | Author: Mircea Popescu

74032 8/8/2006 9:13 06LUXEMBOURG424 Embassy Luxembourg UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 06SECSTATE124139 VZCZCXRO3596 RR RUEHAG RUEHCHI RUEHDF RUEHDT RUEHHM RUEHIK RUEHLZ RUEHNH DE RUEHLE #0424 2200913 ZNR UUUUU ZZH R 080913Z AUG 06 FM AMEMBASSY LUXEMBOURG TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 5504 INFO RUCNASE/ASEAN MEMBER COLLECTIVE RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES RUEHBM/AMEMBASSY BUCHAREST 0259 RUEHSF/AMEMBASSY SOFIA 0255 UNCLAS LUXEMBOURG 000424

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E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV, PHUM, FI, BU, LU, EUN SUBJECT: LUXEMBOURG MIRRORS OTHER EU MEMBERS ON ASEM INVITATION TO BURMESE FM

REF: SECSTATE 124139

(SBU) CDA discussed reftel points with MFA Deputy Political Director Stephan Muller on August 7. Muller suggested that Burma poses the same problem to EU dialogue with ASEAN members as Zimbabwe poses to EU-AU discussions. The concern exists that withholding an invitation to Burma could dissuade other regional leaders from attending ASEM and dilute the meeting's importance. Muller indicated that any EU engagement with Burma would focus on discussing Burmese human rights abuses and pushing for change and improvement. FOOTE

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