US embassy cable - 00THEHAGUE1926

C O N F I D E N T I A L THE HAGUE 001926 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
NAIROBI FOR KHARTOUM EMBASSY OFFICE 
 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/28/2010 
TAGS: PREL, PTER, ETTC, SU, NL, UNSC 
SUBJECT: SUDAN/UNSC: DUTCH BELIEVE THE BURDEN OF PROOF IS 
ON THOSE PROPOSING TO LIFT SANCTIONS 
 
 
REF: A. SECSTATE 121045 
     B. SECSTATE 117658 (NOTAL) 
 
 
Classified by A/Polcouns Eric Lundberg, Reasons 1.5 b/d 
 
 
1.(C) Responding to ref A demarche on 6/26, Dutch MFA UN 
Political Affairs expert Marjolijn van Deelen told A/Polcouns 
that the Dutch would look skeptically upon a UNSC resolution 
calling for the lifting of sanctions on Sudan.  According to 
Van Deelen, the burden of proof lies with those who maintain 
Sudan is complying with UNSCR 1044.  The MFA, she said, would 
study the ref B non-paper forwarded last week, but was prone 
to agree with Washington that Khartoum had not done enough to 
rein in terrorist group present in Sudan.  Along these lines, 
Van Deelen said that the Dutch would be interested in a 
readout of the ongoing U.S.-Sudan talks. 
 
 
2.(C) Addressing Cairo's softened stance toward Khartoum, Van 
Deelen was curious why the U.S. appraisal of Egyptian 
terrorist groups EIJ and Al-Gama'at al-Islamiyya differed 
with Egypt's.  A/Polcouns countered that Cairo's policy was 
based on its assessment of its own interests, which may or 
may not take into account the existing threat to U.S. or 
European interests, nor the language of UNSCR 1044. 
 
 
3.(C) Reviewing the Secretary's oral message, Van Deelen 
quibbled only with an apparent parallel drawn between lifting 
sanctions and rehabilitation of Sudan.  The lifting of 
sanctions, she stressed, should be pegged to Sudanese 
compliance with UNSCR 1044, she said.  Rehabilitation, 
however, should come only with Khartoum's improved behavior 
in a variety of areas in addition to terrorism, namely human 
rights and the peace process. 
SCHNEIDER