Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07VIENNA2326
2007-08-31 16:08:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Vienna
Cable title:
DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: TRAVEL BAN ON SYRIAN ACTIVIST
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C O N F I D E N T I A L VIENNA 002326
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR DRL/NESCA (BARGHOUT),NEA/ELA (RANA),AND
EUR/ERA (GIAUQUE).
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/31/2017
TAGS: PHUM PREL KDEM SA SY AU
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: TRAVEL BAN ON SYRIAN ACTIVIST
RIAD SEIF
REF: STATE 119436
Classified By: Economic-Political Counselor J. Dean Yap for reasons 1.4
(b) and (d).
(C) EconPolOff delivered reftel demarche on August 31 to
Franz Kuglitsch of the MFA's Middle East Department.
Kuglitsch stated that the GoA is aware of the travel ban on
Riad Seif and fully supports the USG position on this issue.
He added that Austria was coordinating with other EU members
to approach the GoS with confidential demarches on this
matter. He repeatedly cautioned, however, that the Austrian
and EU actions vis-a-vis Syria remain confidential as this
would create better odds for a favorable outcome to the
situation.
Kilner