NO INCREASE IN FRANCE'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NTM-I

C O N F I D E N T I A L PARIS 003668 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/01/2016 TAGS: PREL MOPS IZ FR NATO SUBJECT: NO INCREASE IN FRANCE'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NTM-I TRUST FUND REF: A) STATE 83457 B) PARIS 3541 Classified By: Political Counselor Bruce Turner, Reason 1.4 B/D (C) Further to our May 26 discussions with the MFA on additional contributions to NTM-I trust fund (ref B),MFA DAS-equivalent Director for NATO issues Nicolas Niemtchinow observed on May 29 that unspent funding for the Iraq training mission currently was in excess of NTM-I needs. A total of seven million Euros remained for projected expenditures of six million euros, he added. Given that France was already the third largest contributor, it would not be increasing its contributions at present. Please visit Paris' Classified Website at: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/paris/index.c fm STAPLETON