Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07NICOSIA551
2007-07-02 05:07:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Nicosia
Cable title:
CYPRUS ALSO CONCERNED WITH INTERNET FREEDOM IN CUBA
VZCZCXRO0600 RR RUEHAG RUEHAST RUEHDA RUEHDBU RUEHDF RUEHFL RUEHIK RUEHKW RUEHLA RUEHLN RUEHLZ RUEHPOD RUEHROV RUEHSR RUEHVK RUEHYG DE RUEHNC #0551 1830507 ZNR UUUUU ZZH R 020507Z JUL 07 FM AMEMBASSY NICOSIA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 7950 INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE RUEHUB/USINT HAVANA 0008 RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0885
UNCLAS NICOSIA 000551
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR WHA/CCA, EUR/SE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EINT PREL ECON TINT CU XL XG CY
SUBJECT: CYPRUS ALSO CONCERNED WITH INTERNET FREEDOM IN CUBA
REF: STATE 89911
Poloff June 29 delivered reftel points to MFA Americas Desk
Officer Nikos Panayi. Noting that Cyprus also firmly
believes open and free access to information on the Internet
is "very important" to any modern society, Panayi assured
Poloff that Cyprus understands that problems with Internet
access in Cuba are a result of Cuban government restrictions
and not U.S. sanctions. He said Cyprus hopes Internet access
restrictions in Cuba can be lifted, but that the "ball is in
Cuba's court" for any such actions. Panayi stated Cyprus
would be open to raising U.S. requests for achieving Internet
freedom in Cuba within the framework of a potential EU-Cuban
dialogue.
SCHLICHER
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR WHA/CCA, EUR/SE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EINT PREL ECON TINT CU XL XG CY
SUBJECT: CYPRUS ALSO CONCERNED WITH INTERNET FREEDOM IN CUBA
REF: STATE 89911
Poloff June 29 delivered reftel points to MFA Americas Desk
Officer Nikos Panayi. Noting that Cyprus also firmly
believes open and free access to information on the Internet
is "very important" to any modern society, Panayi assured
Poloff that Cyprus understands that problems with Internet
access in Cuba are a result of Cuban government restrictions
and not U.S. sanctions. He said Cyprus hopes Internet access
restrictions in Cuba can be lifted, but that the "ball is in
Cuba's court" for any such actions. Panayi stated Cyprus
would be open to raising U.S. requests for achieving Internet
freedom in Cuba within the framework of a potential EU-Cuban
dialogue.
SCHLICHER