POLAND: DELIVERY OF LETTER TO ENCOURAGE V-10

C O N F I D E N T I A L WARSAW 000317

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/ERA AND EUR/NCE

E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/08/2017
TAGS: PREL PGOV EUN YI PL
SUBJECT: POLAND: DELIVERY OF LETTER TO ENCOURAGE V-10
SUPPORT ON KOSOVO

REF: A. WARSAW 316


B. STATE 015235

C. STATE 13840

Classified By: Political Counselor Mary T. Curtin for reasons 1.4 (b) a
nd (d)


1. (C) Political External Chief delivered Ref B letter from
PDAS Volker and DAS DiCarlo February 9 to MFA European
Department Director for forwarding to MFA U/S Krzysztof
Szczerski, who is both the current Political Director and the
U/S supervising EU and European issues. Chmielewski
indicated the MFA would likely issue a statement in support
of the Ahtisaari report following the GAERC meeting. DCM
will call on Szczerski February 13 following the February 12
GAERC.


2. (C) COMMENT. As previously reported, the GOP shares the
U.S. position on the Ahtisaari report and can be expected to
express strong support for Ahtisaari at the GAERC and in its
subsequent public statement. Given her interest in U.S.
views (Ref B),we expect that FM Fotyga will have a copy of
the Volker-DiCarlo letter in her briefing book at the GAERC.
END COMMENT.
HILLAS