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| Identifier: | 03ZAGREB82 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 03ZAGREB82 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Zagreb |
| Created: | 2003-01-13 17:02:00 |
| Classification: | CONFIDENTIAL |
| Tags: | PHUM HR LY UNHRC |
| 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 ZAGREB 000082
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/10/2013
TAGS: PHUM, HR, LY, UNHRC-1, LZ
SUBJECT: CHR 59 -- CROATIA WAIVERS ON LIBYAN CHAIRMANSHIP
REF: A. SECSTATE 5849
B. 2001 ZAGREB 3086 AND PREVIOUS (NOTAL)
C. ZAGREB 72 (NOTAL)
CLASSIFIED BY: POLOFF MITCH BENEDICT FOR REASONS 1.5 B AND D
CHR 59 -- LIBYA
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1. (C) CHARGE DELIVERED CHR DEMARCHE (REF A) ON JANUARY 10 TO
CONFIDENTIAL
PAGE 02 ZAGREB 00082 131714Z
ASSISTANT FOREIGN MINISTER MARIO NOBILO. NOBILIO, WHO WAS
ALREADY AWARE OF OUR EFFORTS ON THE ISSUE, STATED THAT THE
GOC HAS NOT TAKEN A FINAL DECISION, BUT FULLY AGREED THAT
LIBYA HAS AN ATROCIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD. HE CAUTIONED,
HOWEVER, THAT ECONOMICALLY THE TIMING COULD NOT BE WORSE.
CROATIA-LIBYA BILATERAL RELATIONS, IN PARTICULAR ON TRADE
ISSUES, ARE DEVELOPING ON A HOST OF FRONTS. MENTIONED AS
FRONT-BURNER ISSUES -- IN ADDITION TO SHIPBUILDING (REF B) --
WAS OIL, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, AND THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS. NOBILO, WHILE
STRESSING THAT WE SHARE A COMMON ASSESSMENT OF LIBYA'S
SUITABILITY AS CHAIR, HIGHLIGHTED THAT THE REAL CHALLENGE
FACING THE CHR IS PROCEDURAL AND STRUCTURAL REFORM.
(COMMENT: WE SUSPECT THAT, IN THE END, CROATIA WILL SUPPORT
THE EU POSITION IN GENEVA. END COMMENT)
COMMENT ON IRAQ
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2. (U) IN A SIDE COLLOQUY, THE DCM REMARKED POSITIVELY ON THE
MFA'S JANUARY 9 PRESS RELEASE ON IRAQ (REF C). NOBILO
REITERATED CROATIA'S DESIRE TO CONTRIBUTE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
AS A PARTNER IN THE ANTI-TERROR COALITION, ADDING THAT SMALL
SHIFTS IN THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM ARE LIKELY TO HAVE LARGE
POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC EFFECTS ON CROATIA.
ROSSIN
CONFIDENTIAL
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