Identifier
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07LISBON436
2007-02-16 14:17:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Lisbon
Cable title:  

PORTUGAL FOLLOWS EU ON SOMALIA

Tags:  KPKO MOPS PHUM PREL PO 
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ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 161417Z FEB 07
FM AMEMBASSY LISBON
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 5573
INFO RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES
UNCLAS LISBON 000436 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
AF/E NOLE GAREY AND AF/RSA MIKE BITTRICK 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KPKO MOPS PHUM PREL PO
SUBJECT: PORTUGAL FOLLOWS EU ON SOMALIA 
 
REF: A. SECSTATE 17083 
 
 
B. LISBON 369 
 
Pol-Econ Officer delivered Ref A message urging Portugal's 
support for Somalia to the Director of Disarmament and 
Security Affairs Joao Corte-Real as well as the MFA's Deputy 
EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha. Both responded that, at 
this time, Portugal will not be able to provide bilateral 
assistance to Somalia given current resource constraints. 
They noted, however, that Portugal fully supports the 
European Union's efforts to provide assistance using 
centralized funding if the African Union can coordinate a 
timeline and concrete assistance mission. Whatever support 
the EU elects to offer Somalia will have Portugal's full 
backing. 
Hoffman