US embassy cable - 04ROME1871

UNCLAS ROME 001871 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
STATE FOR EUR/ERA, EUR/WE, AND OES/SAT 

E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: TSPA, TSPL, IT, EUN 
SUBJECT: ITALY WANTS TO SEE GPS-GALILEO SIGNED AT U.S.-EU 
SUMMIT 
 
REF: STATE 102745 
 
1. (SBU) TRANSPORT MINISTRY FOREIGN AFFAIRS ADVISOR EMILIO 
MARAINI TOLD SCI COUNSELOR MAY 12 THAT ITALY SHARES U.S. 
CONCERNS ABOUT COMPLETING THE GPS-GALILEO AGREEMENT IN TIME 
FOR SIGNATURE AT THE JUNE 26 SUMMIT.  AFTER SOME DISCUSSION 
OF THE OUTSTANDING ISSUES (AND WITH SCI COUNSELOR STILL IN 
THE ROOM), MARAINI CALLED MARIO CAPORALE, ITALIAN SPACE 
AGENCY EXPERT AND ITALY'S REPRESENTATIVE AT THE MAY 13 
MEETING IN BRUSSELS.  HE TOLD CAPORALE OF U.S. CONCERNS, 
STRESSING THAT THESE WERE SHARED BY ROME.  MARAINI TOLD 
CAPORALE THAT IT WAS IMPERATIVE THAT THE TECHNICAL WORK BE 
COMPLETED BY MAY 25.  CORPORALE RESPONDED THAT HE EXPECTED 
THAT IT WOULD BE, AND THAT HE WOULD USE HIS EFFORTS TOWARD 
THAT GOAL. 
 
2. (SBU) SEPARATELY, RESEARCH MINISTRY DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR 
MARIO POLVERINI TOLD SCI COUNSELOR ON MAY 11 THAT HE WOULD 
RAISE THE GALILEO POINTS WITH THE ITALIAN SPACE AGENCY, AND 
ALSO USE THEM IN THE NEXT MEETING OF THE EU RESEARCH COUNCIL. 
 
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