Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06BRUSSELS2476
2006-07-14 16:58:00
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
Embassy Brussels
Cable title:
BELGIAN RESPONSE TO THE DEMARCHE ON THE JULY 17
VZCZCXYZ0001 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHBS #2476 1951658 ZNY CCCCC ZZH R 141658Z JUL 06 FM AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS TO SECSTATE WASHDC 2578
C O N F I D E N T I A L BRUSSELS 002476
SIPDIS
NOFORN
SIPDIS
EUR FOR ERA, UBI LASO FOR TFLE01
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/14/2016
TAGS: BE KPAL LE PREL
SUBJECT: BELGIAN RESPONSE TO THE DEMARCHE ON THE JULY 17
FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING (GAERC)
REF: A. SECSTATE 114605
B. SECSTATE 115346
C O N F I D E N T I A L BRUSSELS 002476
SIPDIS
NOFORN
SIPDIS
EUR FOR ERA, UBI LASO FOR TFLE01
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/14/2016
TAGS: BE KPAL LE PREL
SUBJECT: BELGIAN RESPONSE TO THE DEMARCHE ON THE JULY 17
FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING (GAERC)
REF: A. SECSTATE 114605
B. SECSTATE 115346
1. (c) Poloff met with FM Michel Tilemans. Ref A GAERC
points shared, but Tilemans interest went straight to
Lebanon/Hizballah points. He said De Gucht will be speaking
on this issue at the GAERC but wouldn't give specifics when
pressed. This will be Belgian focus for EU, since they were
heavily invested and main authors of a Benelux paper.
Tilemans said Belgians feel recent Hizballah actions were an
outright act of war, but also feel Israeli reactions to
soldier abductions is main cause for most recent cycle of
violence and they (Israelis) are leaving little room to
de-escalate. Later in the day, De Gucht made a public
statement condemning Hizballah but criticizing Israel's
military actions as excessive.
2. (c) Tilemans made no substantive comment about other
points. Embassy also conveyed July 13 demarche on N.K. to
Tilemans (ref B)
KOROLOGOS
.
SIPDIS
NOFORN
SIPDIS
EUR FOR ERA, UBI LASO FOR TFLE01
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/14/2016
TAGS: BE KPAL LE PREL
SUBJECT: BELGIAN RESPONSE TO THE DEMARCHE ON THE JULY 17
FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING (GAERC)
REF: A. SECSTATE 114605
B. SECSTATE 115346
1. (c) Poloff met with FM Michel Tilemans. Ref A GAERC
points shared, but Tilemans interest went straight to
Lebanon/Hizballah points. He said De Gucht will be speaking
on this issue at the GAERC but wouldn't give specifics when
pressed. This will be Belgian focus for EU, since they were
heavily invested and main authors of a Benelux paper.
Tilemans said Belgians feel recent Hizballah actions were an
outright act of war, but also feel Israeli reactions to
soldier abductions is main cause for most recent cycle of
violence and they (Israelis) are leaving little room to
de-escalate. Later in the day, De Gucht made a public
statement condemning Hizballah but criticizing Israel's
military actions as excessive.
2. (c) Tilemans made no substantive comment about other
points. Embassy also conveyed July 13 demarche on N.K. to
Tilemans (ref B)
KOROLOGOS
.