Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07ROME572
2007-03-22 15:46:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Rome
Cable title:
ITALY FAVORS USING EU TO PRESSURE SYRIA ON HUMAN
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 000572
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/23/2017
TAGS: KDEM PREL PHUM SY IT
SUBJECT: ITALY FAVORS USING EU TO PRESSURE SYRIA ON HUMAN
RIGHTS
REF: SECSTATE 35258
Classified By: Acting Political M/C Jonathan Cohen for reasons 1.4 b an
d d.
C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 000572
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/23/2017
TAGS: KDEM PREL PHUM SY IT
SUBJECT: ITALY FAVORS USING EU TO PRESSURE SYRIA ON HUMAN
RIGHTS
REF: SECSTATE 35258
Classified By: Acting Political M/C Jonathan Cohen for reasons 1.4 b an
d d.
1. (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Near East
office director, Luciano Pezzotti March 22. Pezzotti said
Italy shared our concern over the human rights situation in
Syria; however, Italy was not planning on issuing any
statements concerning the election. He said Italy would
support a strong common EU position and generally favored
pressing Syria on human rights issues through EU channels.
He said Italy currently has no plans to observe/monitor the
April 22 elections, and although he was aware of the German
Embassy in Damascus's plan, he hadn't heard of any EU plan to
do so, and he thought it unlikely that Syria would permit the
EU to conduct formal observation of the elections.
SPOGLI
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/23/2017
TAGS: KDEM PREL PHUM SY IT
SUBJECT: ITALY FAVORS USING EU TO PRESSURE SYRIA ON HUMAN
RIGHTS
REF: SECSTATE 35258
Classified By: Acting Political M/C Jonathan Cohen for reasons 1.4 b an
d d.
1. (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Near East
office director, Luciano Pezzotti March 22. Pezzotti said
Italy shared our concern over the human rights situation in
Syria; however, Italy was not planning on issuing any
statements concerning the election. He said Italy would
support a strong common EU position and generally favored
pressing Syria on human rights issues through EU channels.
He said Italy currently has no plans to observe/monitor the
April 22 elections, and although he was aware of the German
Embassy in Damascus's plan, he hadn't heard of any EU plan to
do so, and he thought it unlikely that Syria would permit the
EU to conduct formal observation of the elections.
SPOGLI