VZCZCXYZ0006
RR RUEHWEB
DE RUEHPG #0453 1981403
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 161403Z JUL 08
FM AMEMBASSY PRAGUE
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0516
INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE
RUEHBK/AMEMBASSY BANGKOK 0210
RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI 0119
RUEHGO/AMEMBASSY RANGOON 0085
UNCLAS PRAGUE 000453
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SIPDIS
EUR/CE FOR ATRATENSEK, EAP/MLS FOR ACOPE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV EAID BM EUN EZ
SUBJECT: CZECHS MIRROR USG PERSPECTIVE ON BURMA
REF: STATE 68527
(SBU) Czech MFA Department of Human Rights and Transition
Policy officer, Olga Hajeflerova, affirmed that the GOCR
shares USG concerns that pressure must remain on the Burmese
regime for full access to affected areas and faster
processing of travel permits. Hajeflerova noted that during
internal EU discussions, the Czechs have continued to
emphasize with their EU counterparts the importance of
reiterating this message to the regime. As a final note,
Hajeflerova flagged Czech concerns about environmental
conditions along Burma's western border with India where
flourishing bamboo growth due to the floods could have
deleterious effects on fragile rice crops.
Graber