OPERATION BALKAN VICE IV - ITALIANS SUPPORT GOALS,

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STATE FOR EUR/SCE, EUR/SCI
TREASURY FOR OFAC

E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/30/2014
TAGS: PREL MOPS EFIN ETTC KAWC IT ICTY EUN
SUBJECT: OPERATION BALKAN VICE IV - ITALIANS SUPPORT GOALS,
WILL FOLLOW UP ON SPECIFIC ACTIONS

REF: STATE 142628

CLASSIFIED BY: A/POLMINCOUNS GARY ROBBINS - REASON: 1.5 (B)(D).


1. (S) MFA BALKANS OFFICE DIRECTOR ANDREA ORIZIO TOLD POLOFF
ON JUNE 30 THAT ITALY FULLY AGREED THAT TARGETING WAR
CRIMINALS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS WITH SPECIFIC ACTIONS, SUCH AS
TRAVEL/VISA BANS AND FREEZING ASSETS WAS AN IMPORTANT TOOL TO
STRENGTHEN MEASURES TAKEN BY THE OHR, AND FOR ACHIEVING OUR
SHARED OBJECTIVE TO STABILIZE THE REGION. AS AGREED IN LAST
WEEK'S PIC IN SARAJEVO, BIH WOULD "GET NOWHERE" IN ITS
EFFORTS TO MOVE CLOSER TO MEMBERSHIP IN TRANSATLANTIC
ORGANIZATIONS UNTIL IT EXHIBITED MORE ROBUST COOPERATION WITH
THE ICTY.


2. (S) IMPLEMENTING TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ON THE INDIVIDUALS
NAMED IN REFTEL WOULD POSE LITTLE PROBLEM, ORIZIO SAID, AND
PROMISED TO TRANSMIT THE LIST TO APPROPRIATE BORDER AND
IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES. HE ALSO PROMISED TO CHECK ON THE
STATUS OF EU DISCUSSIONS ON FREEZING ASSETS OF PIFWC
SUPPORTERS, AND TO SHARE OUR PROPOSAL WITH APPROPRIATE
DIRECTORATES WITHIN THE MFA AND CONTACT HIS COUNTERPART IN
THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE. ECONOFF WILL ALSO FOLLOW UP WITH
THE MOF.

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