Identifier
Created
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05ATHENS1982
2005-07-25 14:25:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Athens
Cable title:  

PRELIMINARY GREEK REACTION TO UNSCR 1267 SUCCESSOR

Tags:  ETTC GR PREL PTER KTFN EFIN UNSC 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ATHENS 001982 

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/24/2015
TAGS: ETTC GR PREL PTER KTFN EFIN UNSC
SUBJECT: PRELIMINARY GREEK REACTION TO UNSCR 1267 SUCCESSOR
RESOLUTION

REF: STATE 136529

Classified By: PolCouns Karen Decker. Reasons 1.4(b/d).

C O N F I D E N T I A L ATHENS 001982

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/24/2015
TAGS: ETTC GR PREL PTER KTFN EFIN UNSC
SUBJECT: PRELIMINARY GREEK REACTION TO UNSCR 1267 SUCCESSOR
RESOLUTION

REF: STATE 136529

Classified By: PolCouns Karen Decker. Reasons 1.4(b/d).


1. (C) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche OOB local time
July 25 to Ambassador Frangiskos Verros, head of the MFA's
Directorate for International Organizations Affairs. At that
time, Verros was unaware of the proposed "European" language
to limit the designation process to those who "willingly"
support terrorism, and he requested time to seek
clarification with the Greek Mission in New York. Later in
the day, Verros called PolCouns to report that he had
consulted Greek Permrep Vassilakis who would discuss the U.S.
points with other European UNSC members. Vassilakis and
Verros are to brief the Secretary General of the MFA,
Chalambros Rocanas, on Tuesday, July 26 on the state of play
before his discussion with Ambassador. (Foreign Minister
Molyviatis is out of Athens.)


2. (C) Verros took the opportunity to reiterate Greece's
desire to see more transparent listing/de-listing criteria in
the successor resolution, including that listees should be
informed of their designation by the Al Qaeda/Taliban
Sanctions Committee. He emphasized that this did not mean
the Sanctions Committee would seek permission from listees;
rather, listees would receive notification that they had ben
so designated. He hoped there had not been a
misunderstanding of this point in Washington. Embassy will
follow up.
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