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07BRUSSELS124
2007-01-16 17:17:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Brussels
Cable title:
BELGIAN PM PLANNING TO ANNOUNCE FURTHER SUPPORT
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UNCLAS BRUSSELS 000124
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DEPT FOR EB/IFD/ODF: E. WAECHTER AND NEA/ELA: K.ALLEN
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID ECON EFIN LE BE
SUBJECT: BELGIAN PM PLANNING TO ANNOUNCE FURTHER SUPPORT
FOR LEBANON AT PARIS DONORS' CONFERENCE
REF: A. STATE 2781
B. BRUSSELS 76
C. 06 BRUSSELS 3834
UNCLAS BRUSSELS 000124
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EB/IFD/ODF: E. WAECHTER AND NEA/ELA: K.ALLEN
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID ECON EFIN LE BE
SUBJECT: BELGIAN PM PLANNING TO ANNOUNCE FURTHER SUPPORT
FOR LEBANON AT PARIS DONORS' CONFERENCE
REF: A. STATE 2781
B. BRUSSELS 76
C. 06 BRUSSELS 3834
1. (SBU) SUMMARY: GOB officials have stated that Belgium
will be represented at the January 25 Lebanon Donors'
Conference in Paris by Prime Minister Verhofstadt and
Minister of Cooperation and Development Armand De Decker.
Although GOB officials confirm that Belgium plans to announce
further support beyond the 5.2 million euros already pledged,
officials were reluctant to disclose the details. END SUMMARY
2. (SBU) On January 16, Econoff spoke with Hendrik Van de
Velde, Desk Officer for Lebanon in the Belgian MFA, and
Michel Lastschenko, Advisor in the Ministry of Cooperation
and Development. Van de Velde stated that he would let the
Belgian PM make the announcement, which he said would be much
more than what Belgium pledged at Stockholm. He also stated
that Belgium was reviewing the extension of a loans agreement
with Lebanon. Lastschenko, meanwhile, confirmed further
Belgian support, but stated that it is "far too early" to
share the details.
KOROLOGOS
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SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EB/IFD/ODF: E. WAECHTER AND NEA/ELA: K.ALLEN
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID ECON EFIN LE BE
SUBJECT: BELGIAN PM PLANNING TO ANNOUNCE FURTHER SUPPORT
FOR LEBANON AT PARIS DONORS' CONFERENCE
REF: A. STATE 2781
B. BRUSSELS 76
C. 06 BRUSSELS 3834
1. (SBU) SUMMARY: GOB officials have stated that Belgium
will be represented at the January 25 Lebanon Donors'
Conference in Paris by Prime Minister Verhofstadt and
Minister of Cooperation and Development Armand De Decker.
Although GOB officials confirm that Belgium plans to announce
further support beyond the 5.2 million euros already pledged,
officials were reluctant to disclose the details. END SUMMARY
2. (SBU) On January 16, Econoff spoke with Hendrik Van de
Velde, Desk Officer for Lebanon in the Belgian MFA, and
Michel Lastschenko, Advisor in the Ministry of Cooperation
and Development. Van de Velde stated that he would let the
Belgian PM make the announcement, which he said would be much
more than what Belgium pledged at Stockholm. He also stated
that Belgium was reviewing the extension of a loans agreement
with Lebanon. Lastschenko, meanwhile, confirmed further
Belgian support, but stated that it is "far too early" to
share the details.
KOROLOGOS
.