Identifier
Created
Classification
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08ATHENS860
2008-06-17 14:33:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Athens
Cable title:
STATEMENT ON PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE DECLARATION
VZCZCXYZ0011 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHTH #0860 1691433 ZNR UUUUU ZZH O 171433Z JUN 08 FM AMEMBASSY ATHENS TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 2014 INFO RUCNMEU/EU INTEREST COLLECTIVE PRIORITY RUCNDT/US MISSION USUN NEW YORK
UNCLAS ATHENS 000860
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV GR ELAB PHUM SMIG KCROM KPAO KWMN
SUBJECT: STATEMENT ON PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE DECLARATION
DELIVERED TO GREEK MFA
REF: STATE 63968
UNCLAS ATHENS 000860
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV GR ELAB PHUM SMIG KCROM KPAO KWMN
SUBJECT: STATEMENT ON PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE DECLARATION
DELIVERED TO GREEK MFA
REF: STATE 63968
1. (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel statement on the U.S.-EU
Prisoner of Conscience Declaration on June 17 to Loukas
Tsokos, First Secretary at the MFA D1 Directorate, UN and
International Organizations. We expressed our appreciation
to the EU for co-sponsorship of the declaration at the UN and
urged Greece to issue a similar statement domestically and
through its UN Mission in New York. Tsokos thanked us for
the statement and said he would pass our request to
decision-makers at the MFA.
2. (SBU) PAO passed the statement to MFA Spokesman, George
Koumoutsakos, and likewise urged him to make a statement.
SPECKHARD
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV GR ELAB PHUM SMIG KCROM KPAO KWMN
SUBJECT: STATEMENT ON PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE DECLARATION
DELIVERED TO GREEK MFA
REF: STATE 63968
1. (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel statement on the U.S.-EU
Prisoner of Conscience Declaration on June 17 to Loukas
Tsokos, First Secretary at the MFA D1 Directorate, UN and
International Organizations. We expressed our appreciation
to the EU for co-sponsorship of the declaration at the UN and
urged Greece to issue a similar statement domestically and
through its UN Mission in New York. Tsokos thanked us for
the statement and said he would pass our request to
decision-makers at the MFA.
2. (SBU) PAO passed the statement to MFA Spokesman, George
Koumoutsakos, and likewise urged him to make a statement.
SPECKHARD