US embassy cable - 05VIENNA2544

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AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: SYRIAN-LEBANESE BORDER BLOCKAGE

Identifier: 05VIENNA2544
Wikileaks: View 05VIENNA2544 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Vienna
Created: 2005-07-28 14:22:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PGOV PREL ECON ETRD SY AU
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 VIENNA 002544 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/28/2015 
TAGS: PGOV, PREL, ECON, ETRD, SY, AU 
SUBJECT: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: SYRIAN-LEBANESE BORDER BLOCKAGE 
 
REF: STATE 136239 
 
Classified By: Acting Economic-Political Counselor Michael R. DeTar for 
reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 
 
1.  (C) On July 28, Economic Unit Chief delivered reftel 
talking points to Ralph Scheide, Chief of the MFA's Near 
Eastern and Africa Division (DAS-equivalent).  Scheide said 
that the GoA fully supported UNSCRs 1559 and 1595, and 
expected Syria to implement the resolutions.  Scheide agreed 
that Syrian blockage and harassment along the Lebanese border 
was unacceptable.  He pointed out that the European Union, in 
its July 18 GAERC Conclusions, had publicly called on Syria 
to allow for the smooth circulation of goods between the two 
countries.  According to Scheide, the EU would continue to 
press Syria to stop blocking traffic on its border with 
Lebanon. 
Brown 

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