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04ROME1836
2004-05-12 08:32:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Rome
Cable title:  

ITALY - TAIWAN: NO SUPPORT FOR WHA OBSERVERSHIP

Tags:  AORC PREL TW IT WHO 
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120832Z May 04
C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 001836

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DEPT. FOR EAP AND IO

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/11/2014
TAGS: AORC PREL TW IT WHO
SUBJECT: ITALY - TAIWAN: NO SUPPORT FOR WHA OBSERVERSHIP

REF: STATE 102782

CLASSIFIED BY: POL M/C TOM COUNTRYMAN FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D).

(C) CRISTINA RAVAGLIA, MFA EAST ASIA OFFICE DIRECTOR, SAID
THAT ITALY AND THE EU, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR ONE-CHINA
POLICY, DO NOT SUPPORT WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY (WHA)
OBSERVERSHIP FOR TAIWAN. RAVAGLIA STATED THAT IF THE ISSUE
WERE TO BE DISCUSSED AT THE UPCOMING WHA, THE ITALIANS WOULD
SUPPORT A "PRAGMATIC TECHNICAL SOLUTION" THROUGH WHICH TAIWAN
COULD PARTICIPATE BUT WOULD NOT EVEN CONSIDER OBSERVERSHIP.
RAVAGLIA PROPOSED THE IDEA OF AN NGO REPRESENTATIVE BUT
EMPHASIZED THAT NEITHER ITALY NOR THE EU WOULD SUPPORT ANY
FORM OF OFFICIAL TAIWANESE PARTICIPATION.

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2004ROME01836 - Classification: CONFIDENTIAL