US embassy cable - 05ROME3885

C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 003885 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR EUR/RPM (WARLICK/HOLTZ/PROSEN) AND USOSCE 
(SCOTT/CONNUCK/SLOTTA) 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/24/2015 
TAGS: ABUD, AFIN, PREL, EU, PGOV, IT, OSCE 
SUBJECT: OSCE: ITALIANS FLEXIBLE ON BUDGET ISSUES, SEEKING 
MINISTERIAL DECLARATION 
 
REF: STATE 211137 
 
Classified By: Classified by David D. Pearce, Political Minister Counse 
lor, for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 
 
(C) Poloff delivered reftel points to Brunelle Borzi, 
Director of the OSCE office of the Italian MFA, on November 
23.  Borzi stated that the Italians were open to USG 
proposals on the OSCE budget mechanism and were willing to be 
flexible on this issue in order prevent disruptions or 
distractions from the OSCE mission.  A larger priority for 
the GOI, according to Borzi, was the need for a ministerial 
declaration this year.  In her view, a ministerial 
declaration, particularly one that included language on the 
Istanbul Committee, was crucial to maintaining the 
organization's credibility.  The GOI had already approached 
other EU countries about the need for a declaration and was 
willing to accept reference to the Istanbul Committee in 
regional declarations.  She expressed hope that the USG would 
be flexible in negotiations in order to obtain consensus on 
such a declaration. 
SPOGLI