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### Viewing cable 06BERN1553, FM CALMY-REY LASHES OUT AT THE UNITED STATES, EU \

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06BERN1553 | 2006-08-23 08:08 | 2011-02-18 21:09 | CONFIDENTIAL | Embassy Bern
Appears in these articles: www.letemps.ch/swiss_papers

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    VZCZCXRO8379
    OO RUEHDBU RUEHFL RUEHKW RUEHLA RUEHROV RUEHSR
    DE RUEHSW #1553/01 2350846
    ZNY CCCCC ZZH
    O 230846Z AUG 06
    FM AMEMBASSY BERN
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 2884
    INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE
    RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 2583
    RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0092

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    75837	2006-08-23 08:46:00	06BERN1553	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL		VZCZCXRO8379\
    OO RUEHDBU RUEHFL RUEHKW RUEHLA RUEHROV RUEHSR\
    DE RUEHSW #1553/01 2350846\
    ZNY CCCCC ZZH\
    O 230846Z AUG 06\
    FM AMEMBASSY BERN\
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 2884\
    INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE\
    RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 2583\
    RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0092	C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 BERN 001553 \
     \
    SIPDIS \
     \
    SIPDIS \
     \
    STATE FOR P, G, EUR, EUR/AGS \
     \
    E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/22/2016 \
    TAGS: PREL PGOV ETRD SZ
    SUBJECT: FM CALMY-REY LASHES OUT AT THE UNITED STATES, EU \
    AND UN; PUSHES ENVELOPE ON SWISS "ACTIVE NEUTRALITY" \
     \
    Classified By: Charge d'Affaires a.i. Carol Urban, Reasons 1.4 b/d \
     \
     1.(SBU) Summary:  Addressing an August 21 conclave of Swiss \
    ambassadors in Bern, Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey \
    touted her vision of Swiss "active neutrality" and action on \
    international humanitarian law, peacekeeping, and good \
    offices as a means to maximizing Swiss influence.  Bemoaning \
    the lack of international consensus on various world hot \
    spots Calmy-Rey slammed the United States as unilateral, \
    simplistic, and offensive in its pursuit of national \
    interests.  She also described the Europe Union as too weak \
    and divided to play its proper "balancing role," and the \
    United Nations as too powerless to resolve crises in Iraq, \
    Sudan, and Lebanon.  Calmy-Rey proposed that Switzerland seek \
    a seat on the UN Security Council to expand its influence. \
    While media reaction to the speech was muted, critics on the \
    center-right rejected as contrary to the Swiss neutrality \
    principle the proposed enlargement of the Swiss military role \
    in peacekeeping.  Some Swiss MPs objected to Calmy-Rey's \
    criticism of Europe as counterproductive to good relations \
    and promised follow up.  Last month, Calmy-Rey's cabinet \
    colleagues agreed to adopt a low profile on the current \
    conflict in the Middle East after the FM criticized Israel's \
    "disproportionate" response.  End summary. \
     \
    Seeking Influence through International Law, Peacekeeping \
    --------------------------------------------- ------------ \
     \
    2.(SBU) Opening the traditional annual conference of Swiss \
    ambassadors in Bern, August 21, Foreign Minister Calmy-Rey \
    called for a stronger international political role for \
    Switzerland.  The theme of this year's three-day gathering of \
    high-level Swiss diplomats was "power and influence - the \
    opportunities and limits of a strategy of influence." \
    Undeterred by the total lack of support from cabinet \
    colleagues and heavy criticism from MPs over her public \
    criticism of Israel during the Lebanon crisis, Calmy-Rey \
    defended her version of "active neutrality."  In her view, \
    neutrality must not impede Switzerland from actively \
    defending its own interests abroad.  Switzerland, she argued, \
    would only lose credibility were it to remain silent in the \
    face of violations of international law, be they in the \
    Middle East, Sri Lanka, or Sudan.  Recognizing that \
    Switzerland lacked clout to resolve crises on its own, \
    Calmy-Rey argued for a foreign policy based on the promotion \
    of international law and participation in UN peacekeeping \
    efforts. She supported the idea of Switzerland competing for \
    a UN Security Council seat, since Switzerland's "voice is not \
    properly heard during the resolution of international crises." \
     \
    United States too powerful; EU and UN too weak \
    --------------------------------------------- - \
     \
    3.(SBU) Calmy-Rey sharply criticized the United States, and \
    bemoaned the ineffectiveness of the European Union, and \
    United Nations.  "The world is dominated by a single \
    superpower," she said, and there is nothing new in the United \
    States pursuing its interests in a clear and aggressive \
    manner.  "What is new is the unilateral approach and the \
    simplicity of the arguments."  In Calmy-Rey's view, the whole \
    world is waiting for Europe to assume the role "that is \
    expected" as a balancing force in world politics.  Instead, \
    Europe is divided, as seen before the Iraq war, and it risks \
    being caught in a vise between the United States and China. \
    The international community, too, has a long way to go before \
    becoming a community of states governed by laws, with Iraq, \
    Lebanon, and Sudan exhibiting the "powerlessness" of the UN. \
     \
    Mixed Domestic Reaction \
    ----------------------- \
     \
    4.(U) Among major political parties, Calmy-Rey's speech \
    prompted predictable reactions, although there was some \
    surprising criticism from her own party.  The right-populist \
    Swiss Peoples Party (SVP) strenuously objected to Calmy-Rey's \
    "aimless activism" and her attempt "to toss out neutrality," \
    and vowed to follow up in Parliament.  The centrist Free \
    Democrats (FDP) and Christian Democrats (CD) agreed with a \
    more active foreign policy, but were skeptical of a Security \
    Council bid and thought counterproductive her criticism of \
    the EU.  Calmy-Rey's own Socialists were divided between \
    those favoring a UNSC bid as a logical next step and those \
    who view such lofty aims as ridiculous. \
     \
    5.(U) All major Swiss newspapers ran articles covering the \
    speech.  Given the controversial nature of her remarks, \
    coverage was rather low key.  Surprisingly, French language \
    papers in Calmy-Rey's home district of Geneva were neutral \
     \
    BERN 00001553  002 OF 002 \
     \
     \
    rather than supportive of her comments.  The majority of \
    German media reported on the speech in a balanced-to-critical \
    manner.  Leftist papers such as the Tages Anzeiger -- a daily \
    that is typically anti-American -- praised her as visionary \
    and highlighted the contrast between this year's speech and \
    last year's, when Calmy-Rey underscored the need to \
    "strengthen ties with strategic partners USA and China." \
    According to the paper, with the prospect of a U.S.-Swiss \
    free trade agreement off the table, Calmy-Rey was happy to \
    give the superpower USA the cold shoulder. \
     \
    Comment \
    ------- \
     \
    6.(C) It has been post's frequent assessment that Calmy-Rey \
    has never ceased being a political activist, even while \
    serving on the Swiss Federal Council (Cabinet) as Foreign \
    Minister.  Certainly, her penchant for "speaking truth to \
    power," that is, speaking out against the United States, has \
    burnished her domestic credentials as an independent voice of \
    the people.  She regularly receives some of the highest \
    ratings among Swiss political figures in popularity polls. \
    That said, she is not particularly beloved by her cabinet \
    colleagues, or even her own Department of Foreign Affairs \
    staff. We anticipate that the speech will offer an \
    opportunity for her opponents to again criticize her as too \
    extreme and isolated.  However, her bold talk will likely \
    further endear her to her party and the broader Swiss public. \
     End comment. \
    URBAN \

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