COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES: ITALIAN PREPARATIONS FOR

UNCLAS ROME 005458 SIPDIS DEPT FOR G AND DRL; JAKARTA PASS TO DILI; SEOUL FOR USDEL TO CD MINISTERIAL E.O. 12958: N/A UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 05458 071732Z 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 UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ROME 05458 071732Z DISCUSSION WE STARTED IN OTTAWA." SKODON UNCLASSIFIED > 2002ROME05458 - Classification: UNCLASSIFIED