DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE

UNCLAS ATHENS 001889 SIPDIS SIPDIS SENSITIVE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES REF: SECSTATE 129764 ¶1. (SBU) On September 18, DepPolCouns and PolOff delivered reftel points on U.S. priorities for the Community of Democracies meeting on the margins of the UNGA on October 1 to Ambassador Alexandros Rallis, deputy head, MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations. ¶2. (SBU) Rallis was unable to say whether Greece would be in a position to make a donation to the UNDEF fund. He said, however, that he would pass our message to the Greek delegation in New York with the recommendation that all possible support be given to Mali in organizing the Bamako ministerial. Rallis also mentioned that Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Valinakis planned to attend the meeting in NYC in place of FM Bakoyannis, who would depart on September 25. COUNTRYMAN