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    This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

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    FOR IO AA/S WILLIAM WOOD, EAP/BCLTV

    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: PREL PTER PHUM VM CTERR ETMIN HUMANR DPOL HIV AIDS
    SUBJECT: AA/S WOOD HOLDS WIDE-RANGING DISCUSSIONS
    --        IN HANOI

    REF:  HANOI 1332

    ¶1.  (SBU)  SUMMARY:  DURING A MAY 20-22 VISIT TO HANOI,
    IO AA/S WOOD DISCUSSED COUNTERTERRORISM, THE
    INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC), NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
    REFORM, THE MONTAGNARDS, MULTILATERAL AFFAIRS, AND THE
    MIDDLE EAST WITH GVN AND COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM
    (CPV) OFFICIALS, STUDENTS FROM THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN
    AFFAIRS' INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (MFA/IIR),
    AND UN OFFICIALS.  VIETNAMESE INTERLOCUTORS WERE
    SUPPORTIVE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN AGAINST
    TERRORISM, BUT SAID IT SHOULD BE CONDUCTED WITHIN THE UN
    FRAMEWORK.  THE GVN, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE UN, IS
    MOVING AHEAD TO PROFESSIONALIZE THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.
    THE GVN IS "STUDYING" THE ICC, BUT APPEARS GENERALLY TO
    AGREE WITH THE US VIEW.  THE GVN DOES NOT SUPPORT
    SUICIDE BOMBINGS IN ISRAEL, BUT HAS "GREAT SYMPATHY FOR
    THE PALESTINIANS.  VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS APPEALED FOR USG
    SUPPORT IN THEIR EFFORTS TO OBTAIN A SEAT ON THE UN
    SECURITY COUNCIL IN 2008. END SUMMARY
    ¶2.  (U)  DURING HIS VISIT TO HANOI, IO AA/S WOOD MET
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    WITH NGUYEN SI DUNG, DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
    (NA) CENTER FOR INFORMATION; PHAM TIEN NHIEN, DIRECTOR,
    NORTHWESTERN EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA DEPARTMENT, CPV
    COMMISSION ON EXTERNAL RELATIONS; AND WITH MINISTRY OF
    FOREIGN AFFAIRS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS (MFA/IO)
    DIRECTOR AMBASSADOR DINH THI MINH HUYEN.  IN ADDITION,
    AA/S MET WITH EMBASSY HANOI'S COUNTRY TEAM, PARTICIPATED
    IN A WORKING LUNCH WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM UNDP,
    UNHCR, AND IMF, AND HELD AN OPEN FORUM WITH 65 STUDENTS
    FROM IIR. (NOTE:  IIR IS ROUGHLY EQUIVALENT TO THE
    DEPARTMENT'S FSI.  END NOTE)

    ---------------------------------------
    NATIONAL ASSEMBLY REFORM MOVING FORWARD
    ---------------------------------------

    ¶3.  (U)  THE NA'S DUNG TOLD AA/S WOOD THE NA HAS A "VERY
    COOPERATIVE" RELATIONSHIP WITH UNDP AND IS GRATEFUL FOR
    ITS ASSISTANCE IN THE GOOD GOVERNANCE PROJECT.  THIS
    PROJECT IS HELPING VIETNAM DEVELOP A MORE TRANSPARENT
    DECISION-MAKING PROCESS, DUNG CLAIMED.  DUNG DESCRIBED
    THE NA AS "THE MOST IMPORTANT INSTITUTION OF DEMOCRACY
    IN VIETNAM."  THE PROJECT IS ALSO SENDING GVN OFFICIALS
    ABROAD FOR TRAINING AND TO LEARN HOW LEGISLATURES IN
    OTHER COUNTRIES FUNCTION.  IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES HAVE
    INCLUDED A CD ROM CONTAINING INFORMATION ON VIETNAM'S
    LEGAL STRUCTURE AND THE CREATION OF PORTABLE LEGAL
    LIBRARIES.  THESE EFFORTS ARE INTENDED TO CREATE A MORE
    TRANSPARENT GOVERNMENT, DUNG SAID.  HE ALSO NOTED THAT,
    WHILE ECONOMIC REFORMS ARE THE CORNERSTONE OF THE GVN'S
    AGENDA, HE HAS PUSHED THE VIEW THAT POLITICAL REFORMS
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    ARE A KEY COMPLEMENT TO THIS EFFORT.  HE POINTED OUT
    THAT, FOR THE FIRST TIME, "THE RULE OF LAW IS
    ACKNOWLEDGED" IN THE COUNTRY'S CONSTITUTION.  ALSO, THE
    CONCEPT OF THE GOVERNMENT'S "LIMITS OF POWER IS
    RECOGNIZED."

    ¶4.  (U)  REFORMING THE BUDGET PROCESS IS A KEY COMPONENT
    OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM, ACCORDING TO BUI DUC
    THU, NA DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMY AND
    BUDGET.  HE ADMITTED THE PRESENT STRUCTURE IS
    "CUMBERSOME AND NOT VERY GOOD."  ALSO, THE PRESENT
    SYSTEM IS TOO TOLERANT OF CORRUPTION.  THU DISCUSSED THE
    GVN'S PLANS TO DEVOLVE MORE BUDGETARY RESPONSIBILITY TO
    THE PROVINCIAL LEVEL.  ALSO, PLANS ARE UNDERWAY TO
    REVISE THE BUDGET LAW TO DEFINE MORE CLEARLY
    RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.  THESE IMPROVEMENTS
    WILL REQUIRE ENHANCED CAPACITY AMONG NA MEMBERS AND
    PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S COUNCILS, THU CONCLUDED.

    ¶5.  (U)  IN CONCLUDING THE MEETING, DUNG EXPRESSED
    SUPPORT FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN AGAINST TERRORISM
    AND SAID HE HOPED THE USG WOULD SUPPORT VIETNAM IN ITS
    BID FOR ELECTION TO THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL IN 2008.

    --------------------------------------------- ------
    UN OFFICIALS DISCUSS HUMAN RIGHTS, MONTAGNARDS, HIV
    --------------------------------------------- ------

    ¶6.  (SBU)  AT A LUNCHEON HOSTED BY DCM PORTER, UNDP

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    FOR IO AA/S WILLIAM WOOD, EAP/BCLTV

    COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVE AND UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR
    JORDAN RYAN TOLD AA/S WOOD THAT, HAVING RETURNED TO
    HANOI FOR A SECOND TOUR (HIS FIRST TOUR WAS 1993-1996),
    HE WAS STRUCK BY THE DIFFERENCES.  SPECIFICALLY, HE
    NOTED THAT, DURING HIS FIRST TOUR, THERE WAS ALMOST NO
    DISSENT AND TOPICS SUCH AS HUMAN RIGHTS WERE NOT
    DISCUSSED OPENLY.  THERE IS STILL A LONG WAY TO GO, BUT
    AT LEAST THE TOPIC IS ON THE GVN'S AGENDA.  MR. RYAN IS
    WORKING FOR MORE COLLABORATION AMONG THE UN "FAMILY" IN
    VIETNAM AND POINTED TO THE RECENT MEETING AMONG UNICEF,
    UNDP, AND UNFPA AS A SIGN OF PROGRESS.

    ¶7.  (SBU)  IN RESPONSE TO A QUESTION FROM AA/S WOOD,
    RYAN ALSO SPOKE ABOUT THE SERIOUS HIV/AIDS PROBLEM AND
    THE CONNECTION WITH INTRAVENOUS DRUG USE.  HE
    COMPLIMENTED THE USG FOR ITS HELP THROUGH USAID AND CDC,
    BUT LAMENTED THE FACT THAT THERE ARE TWO "COMPETING"
    ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE GVN'S MINISTRY OF HEALTH.  RYAN
    SAID THAT STATISTICS INDICATED 1.3 PERCENT OF NEW ARMY
    RECRUITS ARE HIV-INFECTED.  ABOUT 60 PERCENT OF HIV
    CASES ARE RELATED TO DRUG INJECTING.  MR. RYAN SAID MORE
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    HIGH LEVEL COMMITMENT FROM THE GVN IS NEEDED.

    ¶8.  (SBU)  VU AN SON, UNHCR HANOI OFFICER-IN-CHARGE,
    TOLD AA/S WOOD THAT UNHCR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE ASSADI
    HOPES TO VISIT THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS NEXT MONTH.  THE
    905 MONTAGNARDS WHO FLED VIETNAM ARE BEING PROCESSED FOR
    RESETTLEMENT IN THE U.S.  AMBASSADOR BURGHARDT NOTED
    REPORTS THAT THE CAMBODIAN GOVERNMENT RECENTLY SEALED
    THE BORDER AND TURNED BACK ABOUT 200 MONTAGNARDS.  SON
    SAID UNHCR WAS CONCERNED ABOUT SUCH REPORTS AND NOTED
    THE FIGURE HE HEARD WAS 500.  SON OPINED THAT ULTIMATELY
    THE BEST SOLUTION IS TO IMPROVE LOCAL ECONOMIC AND
    SOCIAL CONDITIONS.

    -------------------------------------------
    CPV:  AGAINST TERRORISM, NOT SURE ABOUT ICC
    -------------------------------------------

    ¶9.  (SBU) DIRECTOR NHIEN TOLD AA/S WOOD THE CPV'S VIEW
    IS CLEAR:  "WE FIGHT TERRORISM IN ANY FORM."  HOWEVER,
    THE CPV ALSO BELIEVES ANY OPERATIONS AGAINST TERRORISTS
    SHOULD BE "IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE
    UN FRAMEWORK."  NHIEN SAID VIETNAM HAS BEEN PLEASED TO
    ASSIST THE USG.  THE GVN HAS RESPONDED ON A TIMELY BASIS
    TO REQUESTS FROM THE US EMBASSY REGARDING LISTS OF
    TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS AND BANK ACCOUNTS THAT COULD BE
    POTENTIALLY USED BY TERRORISTS.  FORTUNATELY, NO
    TERRORIST ACTIVITY HAS BEEN FOUND YET, HE SAID.  NHIEN
    NOTED THAT THE ISSUE OF TERRORISM CUTS BOTH WAYS, AND HE
    APPEALED TO AA/S WOOD TO CARRY THE MESSAGE BACK THAT THE
    GVN ALSO WANTS THE USG TO DEAL STRONGLY WITH WHAT HE
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    TERMED "TERRORIST US-BASED GROUPS WORKING AGAINST
    VIETNAM."  AA/S WOOD SAID HE WOULD CONVEY THIS MESSAGE
    BACK TO THE DEPARTMENT.  NHIEN ALSO MADE A PITCH FOR
    AA/S WOOD'S ASSISTANCE IN PREVENTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF
    A MONUMENT IN WESTMINSTER, CALIFORNIA THAT WOULD FLY THE
    FLAG OF THE FORMER REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM.  AA/S WOOD SAID
    HE WOULD ALSO CONVEY THIS CONCERN TO WASHINGTON,
    ALTHOUGH HE REMINDED NHIEN THAT FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IS
    GUARANTEED TO ALL AMERICANS.

    ¶10.  (SBU)  CONCERNING THE ICC, AA/S WOOD EXPLAINED THE
    USG'S CONCERNS AND ASKED FOR VIETNAM'S SUPPORT FOR
    ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENTS AS AN ALTERNATIVE PROCESS.  NHIEN
    DID NOT COMMENT DIRECTLY ON ARTICLE 98 SUPPORT, BUT
    ADMITTED THAT, WHILE THERE HAVE BEEN INTERNATIONAL
    TRIBUNALS IN THE PAST, HE WAS NOT VERY FAMILIAR WITH NOR
    DID HE FULLY UNDERSTAND THE ICC CONCEPT.

    ---------------------------------------------
    LIVELY EXCHANGE AT IIR ON MULTILATERAL ISSUES
    ---------------------------------------------
    ¶11.  (U)  ABOUT 65 IIR STUDENTS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO
    ENGAGE AA/S WOOD ON A RANGE OF MULTILATERAL ISSUES,
    INCLUDING (1) THE POSSIBILITY OF AN INTERNATIONAL
    TRIBUNAL IN CAMBODIA; (2) WHY THE U.S. REFUSED TO SIGN
    ON TO THE ICC; (3) THE RESPECTIVE ROLES OF THE UN AND
    THE U.S. IN AFGHANISTAN; (4) THE FUTURE SIZE OF THE UN
    SECURITY COUNCIL; (5) HOW TO DEFINE TERRORISTS AND

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    E.O. 12958: N/A

    TERRORISM; (7) THE ROLE OF IMF-MANDATED ECONOMIC REFORMS
    IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; AND (6) THE ROLE OF THE
    INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE RELATED TO US ACTIONS IN
    NICARAGUA IN 1986.

    --------------------------------------------- ---------
    MFA/IO:  AGAINST TERRORISM, SUPPORTIVE OF PALESTINIANS
    --------------------------------------------- ---------

    ¶12.  (SBU)  MFA/IO DIRECTOR HUYEN TOLD AA/S WOOD THAT,
    WHILE THE GVN IS AGAINST TERRORISM AND SUPPORTS THE
    INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN, ALL ACTIVITIES DIRECTED AGAINST
    TERRORISM "SHOULD CONFORM WITH THE UN CHARTER AND
    INTERNATIONAL LAW."  HUYEN SAID THE GVN HAS RATIFIED
    "FIVE" TERRORIST CONVENTIONS AND WOULD LIKE TO RATIFY
    "THE MAJORITY, IN THE NEAR FUTURE."  (NOTE:  PER THE
    GVN'S UNSCR 1373 SUBMISSION, THE GVN HAS ONLY RATIFIED
    FOUR AND IS NOW CONSIDERING A FIFTH.  END NOTE)  HUYEN
    ALSO REQUESTED USG SUPPORT FOR ACTIONS AGAINST "THOSE
    VIETNAMESE AND OTHER GROUPS PLOTTING TERRORIST
    ACTIVITIES AGAINST VIETNAM FROM THE U.S."  AA/S WOOD
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    TOLD HUYEN SAID THE USG WILL NOT TOLERATE ANY FORM OF
    TERRORISM ANYWHERE.  HE ALSO EXPRESSED APPRECIATION FOR
    VIETNAM'S PLEDGE OF USD 300,000 IN MATERIAL ASSISTANCE
    FOR AFGHAN RECONSTRUCTION.

    ¶13.  (SBU)  CONCERNING THE MIDDLE EAST, HUYEN SAID
    VIETNAM IS "VERY WORRIED."  VIETNAM DOES NOT SUPPORT
    SUICIDE BOMBING, BUT UNDERSTANDS THOSE PALESTINIANS
    UNDER OCCUPATION ARE ACTING "OUT OF DESPAIR-THEY HAVE NO
    OTHER MEANS."  HUYEN FURTHER STATED "WE CONDEMN ALL
    VIOLENCE THAT KILLS PEOPLE."  SHE URGED THE USG TO
    CONTINUE ITS EFFORTS TO "ACCELERATE THE PEACE PROCESS"
    AND BRING ABOUT A TWO-STATE SOLUTION-"THE ONLY WAY TO
    SOLVE THE PROBLEM," SHE OPINED.  AA/S WOOD ASKED HUYEN
    TO RESIST UNBALANCED POSITIONS ON MIDDLE EAST
    RESOLUTIONS.

    ¶14.  (SBU)  ON THE ICC, HUYEN SAID THE GVN'S VIEW IS
    THOSE WHO COMMIT CRIMES NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
    HOWEVER, THE ICC CONCEPT IS "NEW TO US AND WE ARE
    STUDYING IT."  SHE NOTED VIETNAM'S CONCERN OVER POSSIBLE
    SOVEREIGNTY ISSUES CONCERNING THE ICC.

    ¶15.  (U)  AA/S WOOD HAS CLEARED THIS MESSAGE.  PORTER

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