US embassy cable - 02ROME4341

C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 004341 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/05/2003 
TAGS: KDEM, PREL, EU, EUN 
SUBJECT: COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES: ITALIANS WAIT FOR EU 
DISCUSSION 
 
REF: A)STATE 164970 B)BRUSSELS 4299 
 
CLASSIFIED BY: CLASSIFIED BY LABOR COUNSELOR JOHN BASS, REASONS 1.5 (B) 
 AND (D) 
 
1. (U) ITALY WILL AWAIT THE RESULTS OF SEPT. 11 DISCUSSION AT 
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THE EU CFSP HUMAN RIGHTS WORKING GROUP BEFORE MAKING ANY 
DECISIONS ABOUT FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE UPCOMING COMMUNITY 
OF DEMOCRACIES MINISTERIAL, INCOMING MFA HUMAN RIGHTS 
DIRECTOR CALVETTA TOLD US SEPT. 6.  HE CONFIRMED THE WORKING 
GROUP WOULD ALSO DISCUSS A POSSIBLE EU UNGA RESOLUTION ON 
IRAN.   CALVETTA INDICATED ITALY'S LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION IN 
THE MINISTERIAL HAD YET TO BE DETERMINED (COMMENT: NOT 
SURPRISING GIVEN THE CONTINUED UNCERTAINTY OVER WHEN PM 
BERLUSCONI INTENDS TO RELINQUISH HIS ROLE AS ACTING FM AND 
NAME A SUCCESSOR).  CALVETTA WAS INTERESTED TO LEARN 
SECRETARY POWELL WAS FAVORABLY CONSIDERING ATTENDING THE 
 
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MINISTERIAL. 
 
2. (C) ALLUDING TO THE COREU FROM THE DANISH PRESIDENCY, 
CALVETTA INDICATED ITALY APPRECIATED THE IMPORTANCE THE U.S. 
ATTACHED TO THE CD AND THE SEOUL MINISTERIAL. 
SKODON 
 
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