Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07ATHENS1076
2007-05-23 15:09:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Athens
Cable title:
CLUSTER MUNITIONS: GREECE EYE-TO-EYE WITH U.S.
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UNCLAS ATHENS 001076
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MOPS NATO PARM PREL GR
SUBJECT: CLUSTER MUNITIONS: GREECE EYE-TO-EYE WITH U.S.
REF: A. SECSTATE 66596
B. SECSTATE 64981
C. OSLO 298
D. SECSTATE 36940
E. ATHENS 441
UNCLAS ATHENS 001076
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MOPS NATO PARM PREL GR
SUBJECT: CLUSTER MUNITIONS: GREECE EYE-TO-EYE WITH U.S.
REF: A. SECSTATE 66596
B. SECSTATE 64981
C. OSLO 298
D. SECSTATE 36940
E. ATHENS 441
1. (U) On May 22, A/Polcouns delivered ref a demarche on
cluster munitions to Counselor Dionyssios Kivetos of the MFA
D1 Directorate for International Organizations. As Kivetos
indicated in past conversations on the subject (ref e),
Greece shared the view of the United States regarding the
issue of cluster munitions. Indeed, Kivetos said the
position of the Greek Ministry of Defense on the issue was
"as close as could be with the U.S." The GoG, like the U.S.,
believed discussions on cluster munitions should take place
within the framework of the Convention on Conventional
Weapons (CCW),and Greece would promote this position as
chairman of the CCW meeting in November.
2. (U) Given Greece's overall position on the question of
cluster munitions, it also was not in support of the text of
the Lima document as a basis for negotiation. Finally,
Kivetos noted that while Greece had not been invited to the
Oslo meeting on cluster munitions, it had been invited to the
Lima meeting. Kivetos attributed this to the organizers'
desire to invite as many countries as possible and not to
Greece's position on cluster munitions, which was at odds
with Norway's position.
RIES
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MOPS NATO PARM PREL GR
SUBJECT: CLUSTER MUNITIONS: GREECE EYE-TO-EYE WITH U.S.
REF: A. SECSTATE 66596
B. SECSTATE 64981
C. OSLO 298
D. SECSTATE 36940
E. ATHENS 441
1. (U) On May 22, A/Polcouns delivered ref a demarche on
cluster munitions to Counselor Dionyssios Kivetos of the MFA
D1 Directorate for International Organizations. As Kivetos
indicated in past conversations on the subject (ref e),
Greece shared the view of the United States regarding the
issue of cluster munitions. Indeed, Kivetos said the
position of the Greek Ministry of Defense on the issue was
"as close as could be with the U.S." The GoG, like the U.S.,
believed discussions on cluster munitions should take place
within the framework of the Convention on Conventional
Weapons (CCW),and Greece would promote this position as
chairman of the CCW meeting in November.
2. (U) Given Greece's overall position on the question of
cluster munitions, it also was not in support of the text of
the Lima document as a basis for negotiation. Finally,
Kivetos noted that while Greece had not been invited to the
Oslo meeting on cluster munitions, it had been invited to the
Lima meeting. Kivetos attributed this to the organizers'
desire to invite as many countries as possible and not to
Greece's position on cluster munitions, which was at odds
with Norway's position.
RIES