Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06NICOSIA118
2006-01-30 16:04:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Nicosia
Cable title:
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON JANUARY 30 FOREIGN MINISTERS
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C O N F I D E N T I A L NICOSIA 000118
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/27/2016
TAGS: PREL PGOV CY
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON JANUARY 30 FOREIGN MINISTERS
MEETING (GAERC)
REF: SECSTATE 11254
Classified By: Ambassador Ronald L. Schlicher; Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L NICOSIA 000118
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/27/2016
TAGS: PREL PGOV CY
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON JANUARY 30 FOREIGN MINISTERS
MEETING (GAERC)
REF: SECSTATE 11254
Classified By: Ambassador Ronald L. Schlicher; Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) Summary. Post delivered reftel demarche on 27
January to relevant action officers at the MFA. Charlambos
Hadjisavvas agreed with US positions on the Middle East and
called for Hamas to renounce violence. Elena Rafti concurred
that best international practices must be observed in the
Montenegro's upcoming referendum process. End Summary.
2. (C) Charlambos Hadjisavvas, who handles the Middle East,
North Africa, and Euro-Mediterranean Partnership portfolios
in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Political Affairs
Division, noted that there was a common EU position calling
on Hamas to renounce the use of force and terrorism. He
believed that Hamas' success within the PA would depend on
how it responded to the demands of the international
community -- especially with regard to the use of violence.
Hadjisavvas stressed Cyprus' support for international
efforts to stabilize Iraq and reach out diplomatically to
Iran.
3. (C) Elena Rafti, who handles the Balkans in the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs' European Affairs Division, agreed that
procedural consensus was necessary for any referendum process
to be successful in Montenegro. Rafti confirmed Cyprus'
support for the Venice Commission conclusions, which call on
the main political forces in Montenegro to agree on the
majority required for the referendum to pass. On Kosovo,
Rafti suggested that EU membership was the most effective
incentive for keeping both Belgrade and Pristina engaged in
talks. Cyprus was fully supportive of the Thessaloniki
Agenda, which calls for the Western Balkans' integration into
the EU. Rafti noted that the EU had not yet reached a common
position regarding the nature of an international presence in
Kosovo after the status talks. She admitted that Rugova's
death was a blow to the negotiation process, but agreed that
this process must, nevertheless, continue to move forward.
SCHLICHER
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/27/2016
TAGS: PREL PGOV CY
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON JANUARY 30 FOREIGN MINISTERS
MEETING (GAERC)
REF: SECSTATE 11254
Classified By: Ambassador Ronald L. Schlicher; Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) Summary. Post delivered reftel demarche on 27
January to relevant action officers at the MFA. Charlambos
Hadjisavvas agreed with US positions on the Middle East and
called for Hamas to renounce violence. Elena Rafti concurred
that best international practices must be observed in the
Montenegro's upcoming referendum process. End Summary.
2. (C) Charlambos Hadjisavvas, who handles the Middle East,
North Africa, and Euro-Mediterranean Partnership portfolios
in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Political Affairs
Division, noted that there was a common EU position calling
on Hamas to renounce the use of force and terrorism. He
believed that Hamas' success within the PA would depend on
how it responded to the demands of the international
community -- especially with regard to the use of violence.
Hadjisavvas stressed Cyprus' support for international
efforts to stabilize Iraq and reach out diplomatically to
Iran.
3. (C) Elena Rafti, who handles the Balkans in the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs' European Affairs Division, agreed that
procedural consensus was necessary for any referendum process
to be successful in Montenegro. Rafti confirmed Cyprus'
support for the Venice Commission conclusions, which call on
the main political forces in Montenegro to agree on the
majority required for the referendum to pass. On Kosovo,
Rafti suggested that EU membership was the most effective
incentive for keeping both Belgrade and Pristina engaged in
talks. Cyprus was fully supportive of the Thessaloniki
Agenda, which calls for the Western Balkans' integration into
the EU. Rafti noted that the EU had not yet reached a common
position regarding the nature of an international presence in
Kosovo after the status talks. She admitted that Rugova's
death was a blow to the negotiation process, but agreed that
this process must, nevertheless, continue to move forward.
SCHLICHER