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07BRUSSELS76
2007-01-10 17:09:00
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Embassy Brussels
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BELGIUM: DEMARCHE ON LEBANON DONORS' CONFERENCE

Tags:  EAID ECON EFIN LE BE 
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UNCLAS BRUSSELS 000076 

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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: BELGIUM: DEMARCHE ON LEBANON DONORS' CONFERENCE
DELIVERED

REF: A. STATE 2781


B. 06 BRUSSELS 3834

UNCLAS BRUSSELS 000076

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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: BELGIUM: DEMARCHE ON LEBANON DONORS' CONFERENCE
DELIVERED

REF: A. STATE 2781


B. 06 BRUSSELS 3834


1. (SBU) On January 10, Econoff drew on ref A points to urge
strong Belgian participation in the Lebanon Donors'
Conference, speaking with the following from the Ministry of
Cooperation and Development: Pierre Vaesen, Chief of Staff;
Michel Lastschenko, Advisor; and Jonathan Biermann, Advisor.
Separately, Poloff raised the points with officials in the
Belgian Foreign Ministry's Bureau for Middle Eastern Affairs.
Biermann stated that the composition of the Belgian
delegation and any new Belgian contributions would be
discussed on January 12. Biermann opined that the Belgian
delegation would most likely include Minister of Cooperation
and Development Armand De Decker and possibly Prime Minister
Verhofstadt. Post will follow up after the January 12
meeting.


2. (U) Ref B detailed Belgian pledges for aid and
reconstruction efforts in Lebanon, which as of November 2006
totaled more than 5.2 million euros ($6.6 million).
IMBRIE
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