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08ATHENS341
2008-03-07 13:29:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Athens
Cable title:
GAERC DEMARCHE: GREECE EXPECTS "NO DECISIONS"
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ATHENS 000341
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
ZAGREB ALSO FOR BELGRADE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/05/2018
TAGS: PREL PGOV EU ZL PK AFIN ZI IR GG IS SY LE
GR
SUBJECT: GAERC DEMARCHE: GREECE EXPECTS "NO DECISIONS"
REF: STATE 22352
Classified By: A/Political Counselor Jeff Hovenier for 1.4 (b) and (d)
(C) A/Political Counselor delivered reftel points March 5 in
advance of the March 10 - 11 GAERC meeting of EU Foreign
Ministers to Antonia Katzoulou, the GAERC coordinator in the
MFA A11 Directorate for Commmon Foreign and Security Policy.
After reviewing the points, Katzoulou told us March 6 that
Greece believes "this GAERC will not take any decisions."
She termed the U.S. points "helpful," adding that most were
"well known positions." She said that the COREPER is still
ongoing, and it may decide to defer discussion of Afghanistan
and Pakistan to the April GAERC. Her only substantive
comment was on the U.S. request related to Iranian sanctions.
She noted that the U.S. had asked that e new
UN sanctions as qQ that the EU
sanctionHARD
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
ZAGREB ALSO FOR BELGRADE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/05/2018
TAGS: PREL PGOV EU ZL PK AFIN ZI IR GG IS SY LE
GR
SUBJECT: GAERC DEMARCHE: GREECE EXPECTS "NO DECISIONS"
REF: STATE 22352
Classified By: A/Political Counselor Jeff Hovenier for 1.4 (b) and (d)
(C) A/Political Counselor delivered reftel points March 5 in
advance of the March 10 - 11 GAERC meeting of EU Foreign
Ministers to Antonia Katzoulou, the GAERC coordinator in the
MFA A11 Directorate for Commmon Foreign and Security Policy.
After reviewing the points, Katzoulou told us March 6 that
Greece believes "this GAERC will not take any decisions."
She termed the U.S. points "helpful," adding that most were
"well known positions." She said that the COREPER is still
ongoing, and it may decide to defer discussion of Afghanistan
and Pakistan to the April GAERC. Her only substantive
comment was on the U.S. request related to Iranian sanctions.
She noted that the U.S. had asked that e new
UN sanctions as qQ that the EU
sanctionHARD