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05ATHENS2793
2005-11-02 11:21:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Athens
Cable title:
GREECE SUPPORTS BURMA DISCUSSION IN UNSC
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ATHENS 002793
SIPDIS
EUR FOR SE, EAP/MLS ALEX BARRASSO, IO/UNP ROBIN MEYER
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/01/2014
TAGS: PREL BM PGOV PHUM PREL GR UNSC
SUBJECT: GREECE SUPPORTS BURMA DISCUSSION IN UNSC
REF: STATE 195514
Classified By: PolCouns Karen Decker. Reasons 1.4(b/d).
(C) Greek MFA Director for IO Affairs Frangiskos Verros
confirmed to PolCouns November 2 that Greece would now
support reftel briefing initiative to bring the situation in
Burma to the attention of Security Council members. Greece's
former hesitancy sprang, he claimed, from Greece's reluctance
to support a course of action that was known to be opposed by
one of the Perm 5 (in this case, China). However, he went
on, after repeated discussions with Embassy (and the fact
that other European members of the UNSC were now on board),
he had recommended to Greek Foreign Minister Molyviatis that
Greece join this group and the Foreign Minister agreed.
RIES
SIPDIS
EUR FOR SE, EAP/MLS ALEX BARRASSO, IO/UNP ROBIN MEYER
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/01/2014
TAGS: PREL BM PGOV PHUM PREL GR UNSC
SUBJECT: GREECE SUPPORTS BURMA DISCUSSION IN UNSC
REF: STATE 195514
Classified By: PolCouns Karen Decker. Reasons 1.4(b/d).
(C) Greek MFA Director for IO Affairs Frangiskos Verros
confirmed to PolCouns November 2 that Greece would now
support reftel briefing initiative to bring the situation in
Burma to the attention of Security Council members. Greece's
former hesitancy sprang, he claimed, from Greece's reluctance
to support a course of action that was known to be opposed by
one of the Perm 5 (in this case, China). However, he went
on, after repeated discussions with Embassy (and the fact
that other European members of the UNSC were now on board),
he had recommended to Greek Foreign Minister Molyviatis that
Greece join this group and the Foreign Minister agreed.
RIES