Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07USNATO79
2007-02-08 06:13:00
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
Mission USNATO
Cable title:
NATO-INDIA TO ESTABLISH DEPUTY-LEVEL POINTS OF
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C O N F I D E N T I A L USNATO 000079
SIPDIS
NOFORN
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/07/2017
TAGS: NATO PREL MARR IN
SUBJECT: NATO-INDIA TO ESTABLISH DEPUTY-LEVEL POINTS OF
CONTACT
REF: A. NATO 0062
B. NEW DELHI 567
Classified By: DCM Richard G. Olson for reasons 1.4 (b),(d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L USNATO 000079
SIPDIS
NOFORN
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/07/2017
TAGS: NATO PREL MARR IN
SUBJECT: NATO-INDIA TO ESTABLISH DEPUTY-LEVEL POINTS OF
CONTACT
REF: A. NATO 0062
B. NEW DELHI 567
Classified By: DCM Richard G. Olson for reasons 1.4 (b),(d).
1. (C) SUMMARY: In the latest development of NATO's Global
Partnerships initiative, NATO and India have agreed to
establish points of contact at the level of Deputy Foreign
Minister and Deputy Secretary General. NATO D/SYG Rizzo will
likely visit New Delhi for consultations. End Summary.
2. (C) NATO SYG de Hoop Scheffer told PermReps February 7
that the Indian Embassy had advised him that a Deputy Foreign
Minister in New Delhi has been appointed as its point of
contact for NATO. In response, the SYG said that he has
asked Deputy SYG Minuto Rizzo to travel to New Delhi. The
Indian Embassy in Brussels has been unable to identify for us
the D/FM who will serve as point of contact in New Delhi.
3. (C) The reported decision to establish a POC follows
Pakistani PM Aziz's January 31 invitation to the SYG to visit
Islamabad (REFTEL A). The SYG has accepted, but no date has
been set for the visit. D/SYG Rizzo recently visited
Islamabad.
4. (C) COMMENT: India's increasing contributions to
Afghanistan (REFTEL B) may be the driving force behind its
unprecedented outreach to NATO. The January 31 visit of
Pakistani PM Aziz with the NAC could be another motivation.
India has long been among NATO,s "contact countries" -- the
loosest category of partners -- but these contacts have been
limited by India's leadership of the Non-Aligned Movement.
Nevertheless, its extensive experience with multi-national
military operations in UN peacekeeping forces could provide
broad potential for cooperation. At its November 2006 Riga
Summit, NATO agreed to develop global partnerships --
offering enhanced tools for consulting and operating with
capable, like-minded democracies worldwide. From the U.S.
perspective, the NATO-India relationship is a natural fit,
although some Allies have reservations. The challenge for
NATO will be to balance its relationships in South Asia. End
Comment.
NULAND
SIPDIS
NOFORN
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/07/2017
TAGS: NATO PREL MARR IN
SUBJECT: NATO-INDIA TO ESTABLISH DEPUTY-LEVEL POINTS OF
CONTACT
REF: A. NATO 0062
B. NEW DELHI 567
Classified By: DCM Richard G. Olson for reasons 1.4 (b),(d).
1. (C) SUMMARY: In the latest development of NATO's Global
Partnerships initiative, NATO and India have agreed to
establish points of contact at the level of Deputy Foreign
Minister and Deputy Secretary General. NATO D/SYG Rizzo will
likely visit New Delhi for consultations. End Summary.
2. (C) NATO SYG de Hoop Scheffer told PermReps February 7
that the Indian Embassy had advised him that a Deputy Foreign
Minister in New Delhi has been appointed as its point of
contact for NATO. In response, the SYG said that he has
asked Deputy SYG Minuto Rizzo to travel to New Delhi. The
Indian Embassy in Brussels has been unable to identify for us
the D/FM who will serve as point of contact in New Delhi.
3. (C) The reported decision to establish a POC follows
Pakistani PM Aziz's January 31 invitation to the SYG to visit
Islamabad (REFTEL A). The SYG has accepted, but no date has
been set for the visit. D/SYG Rizzo recently visited
Islamabad.
4. (C) COMMENT: India's increasing contributions to
Afghanistan (REFTEL B) may be the driving force behind its
unprecedented outreach to NATO. The January 31 visit of
Pakistani PM Aziz with the NAC could be another motivation.
India has long been among NATO,s "contact countries" -- the
loosest category of partners -- but these contacts have been
limited by India's leadership of the Non-Aligned Movement.
Nevertheless, its extensive experience with multi-national
military operations in UN peacekeeping forces could provide
broad potential for cooperation. At its November 2006 Riga
Summit, NATO agreed to develop global partnerships --
offering enhanced tools for consulting and operating with
capable, like-minded democracies worldwide. From the U.S.
perspective, the NATO-India relationship is a natural fit,
although some Allies have reservations. The challenge for
NATO will be to balance its relationships in South Asia. End
Comment.
NULAND