US embassy cable - 04BRUSSELS4475

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Identifier:	04BRUSSELS4475
Wikileaks:	View 04BRUSSELS4475 at Wikileaks.org
Origin:	Embassy Brussels
Created:	2004-10-18 12:02:00
Classification:	CONFIDENTIAL
Tags:	PREL PARM PGOV LY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
Redacted:	This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.

C O N F I D E N T I A L BRUSSELS 004475 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/14/2014 
TAGS: PREL, PARM, PGOV, LY, EUN, USEU BRUSSELS 
SUBJECT: EU COTER TROIKA ON LIFTING LIBYA ARMS EMBARGO 
 
REF: STATE 221188 
 
Classified By: USEU Poloff Van Reidhead for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) 
 
1. (C) S/CT European Regional Director Brent Hartley 
delivered reftel points to the EU Counter-terrorism troika 
(COTER) during consultations in Brussels October 14. 
Reponding for for the EU Presidency, Dutch MFA officer Wouter 
Jurgens underscored that the US and EU were "on the same 
page" regarding the positive direction in which Libya is now 
moving.  He said that since the outstanding issues 
surrounding the Labelle Disco bombing (the reason for the EU 
embargo) had been solved, and since Libya was making good 
progress on WMD and terrorism, there was no longer any reason 
to maintain the embargo.  He emphasized that the EU's Code of 
Conduct for arms exports would still apply, as would the 
"Toolbox" measures for post-embargo countries, once 
finalized.  Jurgens said that until the US removed Libya from 
its State Sponsors of Terrorism list, he hoped we would use 
our waiver authority to prevent any retaliation against EU 
countries doing business with Libya.  Other troika 
participants from The Hague, Luxembourg, Commission and 
Council Secretariat did not comment. 
 
Schnabel