Talk:Razali Ismail

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"However, his impartiality as a UN Special Envoy was questioned by American officials in an embassy cable that was released via Wikileaks, alleging his business ties with the Burmese military regime."

The shortcut link to the above mentioned cable is here:

http://www.wikileaks.ch/cable/2003/06/03RANGOON653.html

'(C) Post continues in its conviction (in line with Department, Ref A) that Special Envoy (SE) Razali should not come to Rangoon absent firm assurances that he will be allowed a meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi'

'The question mark in this hypothetical scenario is Razali's resolve in the face of senior general Than Shwe's intransigent dictatorial style.'

'(I posited this idea to the Malaysian Ambassador in a meeting with other ASEAN and EU ambassador's - he agreed that Razali's clout is tied to his mentor's status as Prime Minister). As Razali has maintained his business ties to the regime (his company has the contract for the new Burmese passports), and Mahatir's clout will be waning with the regime, Razali will be wary of really confronting Than Shwe and leaving in a manner that would burn his bridges behind him.' — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.134.219.7 (talk) 00:06, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]