GOI SUPPORT FOR USG FRY PRIORITIES

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INFO AMEMBASSY BELGRADE
AMEMBASSY BERLIN
AMEMBASSY COPENHAGEN
AMEMBASSY LONDON
AMEMBASSY MADRID
AMEMBASSY PARIS
PRISTINA

E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/08/2012
TAGS: IT PREL SR KAWC UN
SUBJECT: GOI SUPPORT FOR USG FRY PRIORITIES

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REF: A) SECSTATE 42534 B) COPENHAGEN 00738

CLASSIFIED BY: POL MC TOM COUNTRYMAN. REASON:1.5 (B)(D)


1. (C) ON MARCH 7, POLOFF DELIVERED POINTS REF A TO MFA
FRY DESK OFFICER ANDREA POMPERMAIER. AFTER CONSULTING WITH
HIS SUPERIORS, POMPERMAIER TOLD POLOFF ON MARCH 8 THAT THE
GOI APPRECIATED USG EFFORTS TO PUSH THE FRY ON THE VARIOUS
ISSUES OUTLINED REFTEL. THE ITALIAN EMBASSY IN BELGRADE HAD
DEMARCHED THE GOFRY NUMEROUS TIMES ON ICTY COOPERATION AND
KOSOVO ALBANIAN PRISONERS, AND THE MFA WOULD INSTRUCT THE
EMBASSY TO DO SO AGAIN IN LIGHT OF THIS NEW U.S. REQUEST.


2. (C) POMPERMAIER WAS UNAWARE OF THE DRAFT STATEMENT ON
THESE ISSUES BEING PREPARED FOR THE NAC (REF B),BUT ASSURED
POLOFF THAT ITALY WOULD STRONGLY SUPPORT ANY STATEMENT
CALLING ON THE FRY TO IMPROVE ITS COOPERATION WITH ICTY AND
KOSOVAR DETAINEES. HE WAS ALSO UNAWARE OF ANY HIGH LEVEL
VISIT TO THE REGION IN THE NEAR FUTURE, BUT PROMISED TO KEEP
POLOFF INFORMED.


3. (U) MINIMIZE CONSIDERED.
POPE

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