US embassy cable - 04ROME1950

UNCLAS ROME 001950 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
STATE EB/ODF FOR ROLAND DE MARCELLUS 
STATE EB/IRAQ FOR MARK KISSEL 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID, ECON, EFIN, PREL, IT, IZ, IRAQI FREEDOM 
SUBJECT: IRAQ ASSISTANCE: MAY 25-26 DOHA MEETING ON IRAQ 
TRUST FUND 
 
REF: A. SECSTATE 108776 
 
     B. ROME 1805 

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 1. (SBU) ECONOFF RAISED REF A POINTS WITH GIANNI GHISI, 
COORDINATOR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA AT THE MFA'S 
DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION.  ECONOFF ALSO 
DELIVERED REF A POINTS TO CARLO MONTICELLI, G7 FINANCIAL 
SOUS-SHERPA AT THE FINANCE MINISTRY.  GHISI SAID HE AND 
GUGLIELMO GIORDANO, DESK OFFICER FOR IRAQ AT THE DEPARTMENT 
OF DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION, WOULD REPRESENT ITALY AT THE DOHA 
MEETING. 
 
2. (SBU) ITALY WILL CONTRIBUTE EURO 10 MILLION (APPROXIMATELY 
US$12 MILLION) TO THE INTERNATIONAL RECONSTRUCTION TRUST FUND 
FACILITY, GHISI SAID.  HE ADDED THAT HE "HOPED" PAYMENT OF 
ITALY'S FUND FACILITY CONTRIBUTION WOULD BE COMPLETE PRIOR TO 
THE DOHA MEETING.  IF NOT, GHISI SAID HE WOULD AT LEAST 
ANNOUNCE THE DONATION AT DOHA AND SIGN A LETTER OF AGREEMENT 
WITH THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM UNDP.  GHISI REMARKED THAT THIS 
YEAR ITALY STILL PLANS TO DISPERSE AN ADDITIONAL EURO 20 
MILLION OF ITS EURO 200 MILLION MADRID PLEDGE IN THE FORM OF 
A SOFT LOAN (REF B). 
 
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