US embassy cable - 05ATHENS1445

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Identifier:	05ATHENS1445
Wikileaks:	View 05ATHENS1445 at Wikileaks.org
Origin:	Embassy Athens
Created:	2005-05-25 13:49:00
Classification:	UNCLASSIFIED
Tags:	TPHY PREL GR
Redacted:	This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.

UNCLAS ATHENS 001445 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR OES/OA ELIZABETH TIRPAK 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: TPHY, PREL, GR 
SUBJECT: GREECE SEEKS MEMBERSHIP ON IOC EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 
 
 
The D1 Directorate of U.N. and International Organizations 
and Conferences within the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
has sought USG support for its candidacy for membership to 
the Executive Council of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic 
Commission (IOC). 
 
BEGIN TEXT: 
 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to 
all Embassies and Diplomatic Missions accredited to the 
Hellenic Republic, and has the honor to inform them that the 
Government of Greece has already submitted its candidature 
for membership to the Executive Council of the 
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), at the 
elections, which will be (sic) take place during the 23rd 
Session of the IOC Assembly, to be held in Paris from 21-30 
June 2005. 
 
Proving actively its attachment to the principles and 
priorities of the IOC, by supporting and participating to all 
IOC activities, inter alia by hosting the 4th Meeting of IOC 
Advisory Body of Experts on the Law of the Sea (IOC/ABE-LOS 
IV) in Lefkada island, in May 2004, and by contributing to 
the extra budgetary effort towards the organization of the 
current's year (sic) respective meeting held last April, the 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs has the honor to request the 
valuable support of the Governments of the IOC Member States 
to its candidature. 
 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs avails itself of this 
opportunity to renew to all Embassies and Diplomatic Missions 
accredited to the Hellenic Republic the assurances of its 
highest consideration. 
 
END TEXT 
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