US embassy cable - 02ROME5458

UNCLAS ROME 005458 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR G AND DRL; JAKARTA PASS TO DILI; SEOUL FOR USDEL 
TO CD MINISTERIAL 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
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TAGS: KDEM, PREL, IT, EUN 
SUBJECT: COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES: ITALIAN PREPARATIONS FOR 
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS 
 
REF: A)STATE 223009 B) STATE 223004 C)ROME 5214 AND 
 
     PREVIOUS 
 
1.  WE CONVEYED REFS A AND B POINTS TO ALESSANDRO 
FALLAVOLLITA, CHAIRMAN OF THE INTERMINISTERIAL COMMITTEE FOR 
HUMAN RIGHTS (AND CURRENT HEAD OF THE ITALIAN DELEGATION TO 
SEOUL).  FALLAVOLLITA: 
 
- INDICATED ITALY MIGHT BE ABLE TO SEND AN UNDERSECRETARY AS 
HEAD OF ITS DELEGATION; IF NOT, FALLAVOLLITA WOULD LEAD THE 
ITALIAN GROUP AS PLANNED.  FINAL COMPOSITION WILL BE DECIDED 
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 8. 
 
-- SAID ITALY HAS ASKED TO SWITCH FROM ROUNDTABLE III TO 
ROUNDTABLE II (THE REGIONAL COOPERATION ROUNDTABLE) PRECISELY 
TO IMPROVE THE ODDS OF A FOCUSED, PRACTICAL DISCUSSION. 
ITALY BELIEVED ITS SUBSTANTIAL EXPERIENCE HELPING NASCENT 
DEMOCRACIES, ESPECIALLY IN ALBANIA AND BOSNIA, MADE IT 
PARTICULARLY WELL-SUITED TO ROUNDTABLE II. 
 
-- UNDERSCORED HIS STRONG INTEREST IN ADVANCE COORDINATION 
WITH THE USDEL PRIOR TO THE MINISTERIAL (NOTE: IF USDEL WOULD 
LIKE US TO PROPOSE A SPECIFIC BILAT TO FALLAVOLLITA, PLEASE 
ADVISE BY OOB NOVEMBER 8) 
 
2. FALLOVOLLITA ALSO ASKED IF A/S CRANER WOULD BE ATTENDING 
THE MINISTERIAL; IF SO, HE WOULD LIKE TO "CONTINUE A 
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DISCUSSION WE STARTED IN OTTAWA." 
 
SKODON 
 
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