SYRIA/LEBANON/NETHERLANDS: SYRIAN-LEBANESE BORDER

C O N F I D E N T I A L THE HAGUE 002041

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/22/2015
TAGS: ECON EG ETRD JO NL PGOV PREL SY
SUBJECT: SYRIA/LEBANON/NETHERLANDS: SYRIAN-LEBANESE BORDER
BLOCK

REF: STATE 135904

Classified By: Acting Political Counselor Herbert Traub for reasons 1.4
(b) and (d).


1. (C) Polmiloff discussed reftel points with Angelique Eijpe
(MFA, Senior Policy Officer, Middle East Department) on July

22. Eijpe appreciated the points, noting that the
Netherlands is actively following the border blockage and had
already raised similar points bilaterally with the Syrian
government. Eijpe also stated that the issue has come up in
the EU framework. As a result of the July 18 GAERC, the EU
Presidency demarched the Syrian government on the blockage of
cross-border traffic with Lebanon.
BLAKEMAN