Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06ROME433
2006-02-13 13:13:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Rome
Cable title:
ITALY SUPPORTIVE OF GUATEMALA'S UNSC BID
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 000433
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/09/2016
TAGS: PREL UN UNSC GT VE IT
SUBJECT: ITALY SUPPORTIVE OF GUATEMALA'S UNSC BID
REF: A. ROME 427
B. STATE 20173
Classified By: Political Minister Counselor David Pearce for Reasons
C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 000433
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/09/2016
TAGS: PREL UN UNSC GT VE IT
SUBJECT: ITALY SUPPORTIVE OF GUATEMALA'S UNSC BID
REF: A. ROME 427
B. STATE 20173
Classified By: Political Minister Counselor David Pearce for Reasons 1.
4 (b) and (d).
1. (C) WHA A/S Tom Shannon met with MFA Director General for
the Americas Claudio Bisogniero February 3 (see Ref A) and
urged Italy to support Guatemala's UN Security Council (UNSC)
candidacy (per Ref B). Shannon shared our concerns regarding
Venezuela's bid for the Latin America Group (GRULAC) seat on
the UNSC, and noted Guatemala's larger UN profile. Having
Venezuela on the UNSC would be disruptive, Shannon said. He
noted Venezuela's recent history of trying to hijack
international organizations for its own purposes, entering
with its own agenda.
2. (C) Shannon noted that Guatemala, in contrast to
Venezuela, contributes to UN peacekeeping (recently losing
eight peacekeepers in the Congo) and has shown
a greater overall commitment to the UN system. Bisogniero
responded that Italy was very much inclined to support
Guatemala's candidacy. He explained that Italy anticipated
holding a UNSC seat during the same rotation and had no
interest in seeing a disruptive presence on the Council. He
noted that Italy has not made this position public.
SPOGLI
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/09/2016
TAGS: PREL UN UNSC GT VE IT
SUBJECT: ITALY SUPPORTIVE OF GUATEMALA'S UNSC BID
REF: A. ROME 427
B. STATE 20173
Classified By: Political Minister Counselor David Pearce for Reasons 1.
4 (b) and (d).
1. (C) WHA A/S Tom Shannon met with MFA Director General for
the Americas Claudio Bisogniero February 3 (see Ref A) and
urged Italy to support Guatemala's UN Security Council (UNSC)
candidacy (per Ref B). Shannon shared our concerns regarding
Venezuela's bid for the Latin America Group (GRULAC) seat on
the UNSC, and noted Guatemala's larger UN profile. Having
Venezuela on the UNSC would be disruptive, Shannon said. He
noted Venezuela's recent history of trying to hijack
international organizations for its own purposes, entering
with its own agenda.
2. (C) Shannon noted that Guatemala, in contrast to
Venezuela, contributes to UN peacekeeping (recently losing
eight peacekeepers in the Congo) and has shown
a greater overall commitment to the UN system. Bisogniero
responded that Italy was very much inclined to support
Guatemala's candidacy. He explained that Italy anticipated
holding a UNSC seat during the same rotation and had no
interest in seeing a disruptive presence on the Council. He
noted that Italy has not made this position public.
SPOGLI