GREECE SEEKS MEMBERSHIP ON IOC EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

UNCLAS ATHENS 001445

SIPDIS

FOR OES/OA ELIZABETH TIRPAK

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TPHY PREL GR
SUBJECT: GREECE SEEKS MEMBERSHIP ON IOC EXECUTIVE COUNCIL


The D1 Directorate of U.N. and International Organizations
and Conferences within the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs
has sought USG support for its candidacy for membership to
the Executive Council of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic
Commission (IOC).

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to
all Embassies and Diplomatic Missions accredited to the
Hellenic Republic, and has the honor to inform them that the
Government of Greece has already submitted its candidature
for membership to the Executive Council of the
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC),at the
elections, which will be (sic) take place during the 23rd
Session of the IOC Assembly, to be held in Paris from 21-30
June 2005.

Proving actively its attachment to the principles and
priorities of the IOC, by supporting and participating to all
IOC activities, inter alia by hosting the 4th Meeting of IOC
Advisory Body of Experts on the Law of the Sea (IOC/ABE-LOS
IV) in Lefkada island, in May 2004, and by contributing to
the extra budgetary effort towards the organization of the
current's year (sic) respective meeting held last April, the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs has the honor to request the
valuable support of the Governments of the IOC Member States
to its candidature.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs avails itself of this
opportunity to renew to all Embassies and Diplomatic Missions
accredited to the Hellenic Republic the assurances of its
highest consideration.

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