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06ROME2188
2006-08-03 16:17:00
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Embassy Rome
Cable title:
ITALY: 61ST UNGA HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE INITIAL
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UNCLAS ROME 002188
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TAGS: PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA
SUBJECT: ITALY: 61ST UNGA HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE INITIAL
RESPONSE
REF: STATE 112656
All information below on GOI attendance at the 61st UN
General Assembly is still to be confirmed. Post will provide
additional details when they become available. We expect
Prime Minister Prodi and Foreign Minister D'Alema to request
bilateral meetings, but the GOI has not yet made an official
request.
¶A. Attendance of the Head of State. No/no plans to attend.
--(His Excellency Giorgio Napolitano, President of the
Italian Republic)
¶B. Attendance of the Head of Government. Yes.
--The Honorable Romano Prodi, President of the Council of
Ministers
--Arrival: September 19; Departure: September 21. Yes, will
be present for the General Debate.
--Spousal travel: to be confirmed.
--Interpretation requirements: to be confirmed.
¶C. Attendance of the Foreign Minister. Yes.
--The Honorable Massimo D'Alema, Minister of Foreign Affairs
and Vice President of the Council of Ministers
--Arrival: September 18; Departure: September 23. Yes, will
be present for the General Debate.
--Spousal travel: to be confirmed.
--Interpretation requirements: to be confirmed.
¶D. Attendance of other VIPs. A small delegation of Members
of Parliament.
--Names and titles: to be confirmed.
--Dates of travel: to be confirmed. Yes, will be present for
the General Debate.
--Spousal travel: to be confirmed.
--Interpretation requirements: to be confirmed. (Will likely
need interpretation in Italian.)
¶E. Attendance of the Foreign Ministry official responsible
for IO Affairs. Yes.
--Minister Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata, Director General for
Political Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights
--Arrival: September 18; Departure: September 23. Yes, will
be present for the General Debate.
--Spousal travel: to be confirmed.
--Interpretation requirements: no interpretation required.
(He speaks fluent English.)
SPOGLI