Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07ROME261
2007-02-08 13:29:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Rome
Cable title:
ITALY: ONLY MULTILATERAL DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 000261
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/09/2017
TAGS: PGOV IR IT
SUBJECT: ITALY: ONLY MULTILATERAL DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS FOR IRAN
REF: SECSTATE 2659
Classified By: Pol M/C David D. Pearce for reasons 1.4 (B) and (D)
Summary
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 000261
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/09/2017
TAGS: PGOV IR IT
SUBJECT: ITALY: ONLY MULTILATERAL DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS FOR IRAN
REF: SECSTATE 2659
Classified By: Pol M/C David D. Pearce for reasons 1.4 (B) and (D)
Summary
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1. (C) MFA Office Director for Persian Gulf, Bruno Campria,
told poloff Italy no longer has a bilateral program for
promoting democracy, human rights or civil society in Iran.
He said Iran froze all dialogue with Italy on human rights
issues after Italy co-sponsored a Canadian UN Resolution in
2005 condemning Iran for human rights violations. While
Italy does contribute to two UN sponsored programs working in
the judicial sector, Italy's bilateral assistance is focused
on disaster assistance when necessary (e.g. earthquake),
agricultural, cultural (archeology) and micro-finance
projects. End Summary.
2. (C) Campria said Italy's bilateral assistance to Iran
totaled over 600,000 USD and is focused on the following
areas: agriculture, archeology, drug trafficking and rural
micro-finance. Italy's MFA Office Director for Development
Cooperation in the Middle East (USAID equivalent),Federica
Ferrari Bravo, confirmed to econoff that the GOI is not
engaged in civil society and democracy work in Iran.
3. (C) On a multilateral level Italy supports the UN's:
"Cooperation in the promotion of the reform process of the
Judiciary and Prison System of the Islamic Republic of Iran"
with a contribution of 550,000 USD; and the UN's program to
tackle organized crime and drug trafficking with a
contribution of 1.66 million euros. Italy also contributes
to UNESCO's efforts in Iran to restore Iran's cultural
heritage after the recent earthquake. He said in addition to
the UN initiatives, Italy is engaged, within the context of
the EU, in supporting new EU democracy promotion activities
in Iran.
4. (C) Campria said the idea of supporting democracy
projects in Iran is "difficult" for Italy on a bilateral
basis. He said Iran froze all dialogue with Italy on human
rights issues after Italy co-sponsored a Canadian UN
Resolution in 2005 condemning Iran for human rights
violations. Campria said the Italian EMBASSY in Tehran had
little-to-no contact with local NGOs working in the field, in
fact he said indigenous NGOs working on human rights have
been instructed by the Iranian government not to have contact
with foreign embassies. He did not know of any Italian NGOs
engaged in democracy promotion in Iran, and doubted there
were any.
SPOGLI
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/09/2017
TAGS: PGOV IR IT
SUBJECT: ITALY: ONLY MULTILATERAL DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS FOR IRAN
REF: SECSTATE 2659
Classified By: Pol M/C David D. Pearce for reasons 1.4 (B) and (D)
Summary
--------------
1. (C) MFA Office Director for Persian Gulf, Bruno Campria,
told poloff Italy no longer has a bilateral program for
promoting democracy, human rights or civil society in Iran.
He said Iran froze all dialogue with Italy on human rights
issues after Italy co-sponsored a Canadian UN Resolution in
2005 condemning Iran for human rights violations. While
Italy does contribute to two UN sponsored programs working in
the judicial sector, Italy's bilateral assistance is focused
on disaster assistance when necessary (e.g. earthquake),
agricultural, cultural (archeology) and micro-finance
projects. End Summary.
2. (C) Campria said Italy's bilateral assistance to Iran
totaled over 600,000 USD and is focused on the following
areas: agriculture, archeology, drug trafficking and rural
micro-finance. Italy's MFA Office Director for Development
Cooperation in the Middle East (USAID equivalent),Federica
Ferrari Bravo, confirmed to econoff that the GOI is not
engaged in civil society and democracy work in Iran.
3. (C) On a multilateral level Italy supports the UN's:
"Cooperation in the promotion of the reform process of the
Judiciary and Prison System of the Islamic Republic of Iran"
with a contribution of 550,000 USD; and the UN's program to
tackle organized crime and drug trafficking with a
contribution of 1.66 million euros. Italy also contributes
to UNESCO's efforts in Iran to restore Iran's cultural
heritage after the recent earthquake. He said in addition to
the UN initiatives, Italy is engaged, within the context of
the EU, in supporting new EU democracy promotion activities
in Iran.
4. (C) Campria said the idea of supporting democracy
projects in Iran is "difficult" for Italy on a bilateral
basis. He said Iran froze all dialogue with Italy on human
rights issues after Italy co-sponsored a Canadian UN
Resolution in 2005 condemning Iran for human rights
violations. Campria said the Italian EMBASSY in Tehran had
little-to-no contact with local NGOs working in the field, in
fact he said indigenous NGOs working on human rights have
been instructed by the Iranian government not to have contact
with foreign embassies. He did not know of any Italian NGOs
engaged in democracy promotion in Iran, and doubted there
were any.
SPOGLI