Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07BERLIN113
2007-01-19 17:39:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Berlin
Cable title:
GERMAN VIEWS ON THE JANUARY FOREIGN MINISTERS
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BERLIN 000113
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/18/2017
TAGS: PREL PGOV EUN GM
SUBJECT: GERMAN VIEWS ON THE JANUARY FOREIGN MINISTERS
MEETING
REF: STATE 05640
Classified By: POL M/C John Bauman for reasons 1.4(b) and (d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L BERLIN 000113
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/18/2017
TAGS: PREL PGOV EUN GM
SUBJECT: GERMAN VIEWS ON THE JANUARY FOREIGN MINISTERS
MEETING
REF: STATE 05640
Classified By: POL M/C John Bauman for reasons 1.4(b) and (d)
1. (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarch to Thomas Schieb,
Deputy EU Correspondent at the MFA, and relayed the points to
the Chancellery, the Economics Ministry and the MFA's policy
planning staff. Schieb reported that Germany is encountering
difficulties with its desire for the EU to approve a
negotiating framework for a new PCA with Ukraine. Poland
wants strong language suggesting that Ukraine will eventually
join the EU, while France remains opposed especially given
its upcoming elections. Given a positive result in the
January 21 Serbian election, Schieb said the PSC would meet
in an extraordinary session on January 22 and the PSC along
with the GAERC would put out a strong message welcoming
Serbia's movement towards a European future. Schieb expected
more substantive conclusions on Kosovo and Serbia during the
February GAERC, once it has had the opportunity to observe
how constructive Serbia and Kosovo are behaving.
2. (C) On Somalia, Schieb said the EU had 15 million euros
to spend immediately to help during the transition period.
Additional money would depend on a number of conditions. The
two key ones being that the transitional government become
more inclusive and the replacement of the Ethiopians by an
African force. Schieb has heard that there is 50 to 200
million euros left in European Development Fund and some
thought has been given to repurposing this money for Somalia.
Doing so will require some difficult bureaucratic juggling
meaning it would not be available until April/May and the
member states willing to forgo having this money refunded to
them.
TIMKEN JR
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/18/2017
TAGS: PREL PGOV EUN GM
SUBJECT: GERMAN VIEWS ON THE JANUARY FOREIGN MINISTERS
MEETING
REF: STATE 05640
Classified By: POL M/C John Bauman for reasons 1.4(b) and (d)
1. (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarch to Thomas Schieb,
Deputy EU Correspondent at the MFA, and relayed the points to
the Chancellery, the Economics Ministry and the MFA's policy
planning staff. Schieb reported that Germany is encountering
difficulties with its desire for the EU to approve a
negotiating framework for a new PCA with Ukraine. Poland
wants strong language suggesting that Ukraine will eventually
join the EU, while France remains opposed especially given
its upcoming elections. Given a positive result in the
January 21 Serbian election, Schieb said the PSC would meet
in an extraordinary session on January 22 and the PSC along
with the GAERC would put out a strong message welcoming
Serbia's movement towards a European future. Schieb expected
more substantive conclusions on Kosovo and Serbia during the
February GAERC, once it has had the opportunity to observe
how constructive Serbia and Kosovo are behaving.
2. (C) On Somalia, Schieb said the EU had 15 million euros
to spend immediately to help during the transition period.
Additional money would depend on a number of conditions. The
two key ones being that the transitional government become
more inclusive and the replacement of the Ethiopians by an
African force. Schieb has heard that there is 50 to 200
million euros left in European Development Fund and some
thought has been given to repurposing this money for Somalia.
Doing so will require some difficult bureaucratic juggling
meaning it would not be available until April/May and the
member states willing to forgo having this money refunded to
them.
TIMKEN JR