C O N F I D E N T I A L BEIJING 003107 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 
08/13/2028 TAGS: PREL, PGOV, MARR, MOPS, RS, CH, GG SUBJECT: CHINA 
WILLING TO ENGAGE IN UNSC DISCUSSIONS ON GEORGIA-RUSSIA CONFLICT REF: 
STATE 86130 Classified By: Political Minister Counselor Aubrey Carlson. 
Reasons 1. 4 (b/d). 

1. (C) Summary: China is "willing and ready" to 
engage in P5 and UN Security Council (UNSC) discussions of a UNSC 
resolution on the Russia-Georgia conflict, Chinese MFA International 
Organizations and Conferences Department Deputy Director General Li 
Junhua told PolMinCouns August 13. China looks forward to receiving the 
texts of the six-point agreement prepared by the EU Presidency and 
agreed to by Georgia and Russia and a new draft UNSC resolution, Li 
said. PolMinCouns, along with British and French Embassy counterparts, 
met with Li to urge China's active and constructive participation in 
discussion of a UNSC resolution on the Georgia-Russia dispute. End 
Summary. 

2. (C) Political Counselors from U.S., French and British 
embassies jointly met August 13 with MFA IO Department Deputy Director 
General Li Junhua to urge constructive PRC participation in UNSC 
discussions of a resolution on the conflict in Georgia. Reporting on the
EU Presidency-prepared political document just agreed to by the 
Russians and Georgians, French PolCouns Erkki Maillard stressed recent 
positive developments in the Russia-Georgia crisis and said the 
six-point agreement will be reviewed for endorsement by EU foreign 
ministers August 13 and will serve as the basis for a UNSC resolution. 
He urged China's clear and strong support at the UNSC to make sure the 
six-point agreement is translated into a lasting settlement. British 
PolCouns Peter Wilson emphasized the urgency of passing a UNSC 
resolution to demonstrate the ability of the UNSC to engage on this 
issue. Per reftel instructions, PolMinCouns stressed the need for a 
resolution to prevent further hostilities, restore the status quo ante, 
deal with underlying issues, and reaffirm Georgia's sovereignty and 
territorial integrity. 

3. (C) MFA IO Deputy Director General Li 
responded that China welcomes the six-point agreement signed by Georgia 
and Russia and is "willing and ready" to participate in P5 and UNSC 
discussions of a UNSC resolution. He said the new agreement makes it 
easier for UNSC members to discuss a UNSC resolution. He stressed that 
China's top leaders are "extremely concerned" about the situation and 
acknowledged that all P5 members should be involved constructively in 
the process of resolving the conflict. Li requested that the text of the
six-point agreement and a UNSC draft resolution be shared with China as
soon as possible. Once provided with the texts, China will give them 
serious consideration, Li added. 

4. (C) In response to questions about 
China's engagement with Russia and Georgia on the conflict, Li said that
the Russian and Georgian embassies had been in to present their 
versions of the situation to the MFA. RANDT