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04ROME4431
2004-11-19 11:08:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Rome
Cable title:  

ITALY CONCURS ON NEED FOR VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS

Tags:  PREL CY IT EUN UNFICYP 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 004431 

SIPDIS


STATE FOR EUR/WE, EUR/SCE, EUR/ERA

E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/17/2014
TAGS: PREL CY IT EUN UNFICYP
SUBJECT: ITALY CONCURS ON NEED FOR VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS
FOR CYPRUS - TIES FUTURE COOPERATION TO UNSC REFORM

REF: STATE 241068

Classified By: POL MINISTER COUNSELOR TOM COUNTRYMAN. REASON:1.4 (B)(D
)

C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 004431

SIPDIS


STATE FOR EUR/WE, EUR/SCE, EUR/ERA

E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/17/2014
TAGS: PREL CY IT EUN UNFICYP
SUBJECT: ITALY CONCURS ON NEED FOR VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS
FOR CYPRUS - TIES FUTURE COOPERATION TO UNSC REFORM

REF: STATE 241068

Classified By: POL MINISTER COUNSELOR TOM COUNTRYMAN. REASON:1.4 (B)(D
)


1. (U) MFA Turkey/Cyprus Office Director Renato Ricci told
poloff that Italy was already working with its EU partners on
a "substantial" voluntary contribution for the UN
Peacekeeping Mission in Cyprus (UNFICYP). Italy views this
effort as part of a broader stabilization program, which
includes an early date to begin negotiations on Turkish EU
accession.


2. (C) Ricci's focus then shifted to UNSC reform. He said
that Italy could not be expected to be as cooperative and
generous as it had in the past for this, and other UN
operations, if it was to be left out of any enlargement of
the Security Council. Ricci asked that poloff make clear to
Washington that any plan giving Germany a UNSC seat without
similar recognition of Italy's contributions to UN missions
and mandates would be problematic for the Italian government
internally, and would necessarily result in a "reassessment"
of Italy's role in the UN. Ricci was not necessarily asking
that the US come out in support of an Italian seat, only that
we stop hinting publicly that we would support enlargement to
include Japan and Germany but not Italy.


3. (C) Comment: It was unclear if Ricci's points on the UNSC
represent MFA policy or his own views. He was not speaking
from notes and was quite emotional when elaborating on this
perceived possible injustice to Italy's contribution to the
UN. We have, however, detected and reported on increased
anxiety throughout the Italian government on this issue. It
promises to be front and center in the briefing books of any
Italian officials meeting with USG principals in the coming
months.


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2004ROME04431 - Classification: CONFIDENTIAL