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02ROME5106
2002-10-18 14:51:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Rome
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CLARIFICATION OF ITALIAN POSITION ON SECURITY

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C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 005106 

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/14/2007
TAGS: PREL GM IT UNSC
SUBJECT: CLARIFICATION OF ITALIAN POSITION ON SECURITY
COUNCIL REFORM

REF: A. USUN NEW YORK 2561


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CLASSIFIED BY: POLMINCOUNS T. COUNTRYMAN FOR REASON 1.5(D)

C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 005106

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/14/2007
TAGS: PREL GM ITALY'>IT UNSC
SUBJECT: CLARIFICATION OF ITALIAN POSITION ON SECURITY
COUNCIL REFORM

REF: A. USUN NEW YORK 2561


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CLASSIFIED BY: POLMINCOUNS T. COUNTRYMAN FOR REASON 1.5(D)


1. (C) POST READ WITH INTEREST REF A ON ITALY'S PIQUE ABOUT
THE U.S. ENDORSEMENT OF A PERMANENT UN SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT
FOR GERMANY. REF A'S COMMENT NOTED THAT THE GOI PERMREP
"REFRAINED FROM MENTIONING ITALY'S HOPES FOR A PERMANENT
SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT." HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO THE STATEMENT
ON UNSC REFORM THAT IS POSTED ON THE MFA WEBSITE, "THE
ITALIAN PROPOSAL WOULD LEAVE THE CURRENT FIVE PERMANENT AND
TEN NON-PERMANENT SEATS UNCHANGED." AS REPORTED IN PARA 3
REF B, ITALY'S UNSC REFORM PROPOSAL IS TO ADD EIGHT TO TEN
REGIONAL, NON-PERMANENT SEATS THAT WOULD BE SHARED BY
COUNTRIES NOT REPRESENTED IN OTHER SLOTS ACCORDING TO THEIR
U.N. CONTRIBUTIONS. IN OTHER WORDS, OUR UNDERSTANDING IS
THAT ITALY IS NOT SEEKING A PERMANENT UNSC SEAT FOR ITSELF.


2. (C) COMMENT: UNDER THE PREVIOUS, CENTER-LEFT GOVERNMENT,
SECURITY COUNCIL REFORM WAS PRACTICALLY AN OBSESSION. WHILE
PM SILVIO BERLUSCONI HAS NOT CHANGED THE GOI POSITION ON THIS
ISSUE, THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT HAS NOT RAISED IT AT A
BILATERAL LEVEL. END COMMENT.
SEMBLER

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2002ROME05106 - Classification: CONFIDENTIAL