Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06ATHENS523
2006-02-23 13:46:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Athens
Cable title:  

GREEK MFA DETAILS IRAQI TRAINING PLANS

Tags:  MARR GR IRAQ 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ATHENS 000523 

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/24/2016
TAGS: MARR GR IRAQ
SUBJECT: GREEK MFA DETAILS IRAQI TRAINING PLANS

REF: A. ATHENS 334


B. RANK-LEVINE E-MAILS

Classified By: Political Counselor Karen Decker for Reasons 1.4 (b/d)

C O N F I D E N T I A L ATHENS 000523

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/24/2016
TAGS: MARR GR IRAQ
SUBJECT: GREEK MFA DETAILS IRAQI TRAINING PLANS

REF: A. ATHENS 334


B. RANK-LEVINE E-MAILS

Classified By: Political Counselor Karen Decker for Reasons 1.4 (b/d)


1. (C) Although discussions were still underway, Bulgaria
was likely to agree to host Greek trainers for Iraqi military
personnel (ref A),MFA NATO Affairs Division official Andreas
Kintis told poloff February 22. Kintis expressed
appreciation for the U.S. offer to assist with liaison with
Bulgarian authorities (ref B),but said U.S. help might not
be necessary. He agreed to provide additional details on the
training as they became available, but noted that the Greek
government did not want to give the training a high profile
because of domestic political sensitivities.


2. (C) Greece was also moving forward to fulfill its pledge
to train Iraqi medical personnel in Greek military hospitals,
Kintis said. In January, after five months of consideration,
the Iraqi government accepted the Greek offer. Kintis noted
that, while Greece had originally offered to train medical
personnel from the Iraqi military, the Iraqi asked that the
training be given to civilian doctors. Greece readily
accepted this condition, he said, but would still provide the
training at Greek military medical facilities. As with the
training in Bulgaria, the government preferred to keep this
contribution low-key.
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