US embassy cable - 02ROME1230

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GOI SUPPORT FOR USG FRY PRIORITIES

Identifier: 02ROME1230
Wikileaks: View 02ROME1230 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Rome
Created: 2002-03-08 15:35:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: IT PREL SR KAWC UN
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 001230 
 
SIPDIS 
 
INFO AMEMBASSY BELGRADE 
AMEMBASSY BERLIN 
AMEMBASSY COPENHAGEN 
AMEMBASSY LONDON 
AMEMBASSY MADRID 
AMEMBASSY PARIS 
PRISTINA 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/08/2012 
TAGS: IT, PREL, SR, KAWC, UN 
SUBJECT: GOI SUPPORT FOR USG FRY PRIORITIES 
 
                       CONFIDENTIAL 
 
PAGE 02        ROME  01230  081613Z 
REF: A) SECSTATE 42534 B) COPENHAGEN 00738 
 
CLASSIFIED BY: POL MC TOM COUNTRYMAN.  REASON:1.5 (B)(D) 
 
 1.  (C)  ON MARCH 7, POLOFF DELIVERED POINTS REF A TO MFA 
FRY DESK OFFICER ANDREA POMPERMAIER.  AFTER CONSULTING WITH 
HIS SUPERIORS, POMPERMAIER TOLD POLOFF ON MARCH 8 THAT THE 
GOI APPRECIATED USG EFFORTS TO PUSH THE FRY ON THE VARIOUS 
ISSUES OUTLINED REFTEL.  THE ITALIAN EMBASSY IN BELGRADE HAD 
DEMARCHED THE GOFRY NUMEROUS TIMES ON ICTY COOPERATION AND 
KOSOVO ALBANIAN PRISONERS, AND THE MFA WOULD INSTRUCT THE 
EMBASSY TO DO SO AGAIN IN LIGHT OF THIS NEW U.S. REQUEST. 
 
2.  (C)  POMPERMAIER WAS UNAWARE OF THE DRAFT STATEMENT ON 
THESE ISSUES BEING PREPARED FOR THE NAC (REF B), BUT ASSURED 
POLOFF THAT ITALY WOULD STRONGLY SUPPORT ANY STATEMENT 
CALLING ON THE FRY TO IMPROVE ITS COOPERATION WITH ICTY AND 
KOSOVAR DETAINEES.  HE WAS ALSO UNAWARE OF ANY HIGH LEVEL 
VISIT TO THE REGION IN THE NEAR FUTURE, BUT PROMISED TO KEEP 
POLOFF INFORMED. 
 
3.  (U)  MINIMIZE CONSIDERED. 
POPE 
 
                       CONFIDENTIAL 
 
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 2002ROME01230 - Classification: CONFIDENTIAL 


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