Identifier
Created
Classification
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08BERLIN1155
2008-08-21 05:30:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Berlin
Cable title:
GERMANY TO DOUBLE GEORGIAN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BERLIN 001155
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/20/2018
TAGS: MOPS OSCE PHUM PREL UN GG RS GM
SUBJECT: GERMANY TO DOUBLE GEORGIAN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
Classified By: ACTING DCM JEFFREY RATHKE FOR REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D).
C O N F I D E N T I A L BERLIN 001155
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/20/2018
TAGS: MOPS OSCE PHUM PREL UN GG RS GM
SUBJECT: GERMANY TO DOUBLE GEORGIAN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
Classified By: ACTING DCM JEFFREY RATHKE FOR REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D).
1. (C) The German Foreign Office announced August 19 that
Germany would increase its humanitarian assistance to Georgia
from 1 million to 2 million euros. POLOFF spoke on August 20
with Georgia Desk Officer Gosse at the MFA for more detail on
the additional one million euros. Gosse confirmed that
Foreign Minister Steinmeier made the decision to double the
aid and that the first recipients will be refugees. Now that
Germany has doubled the sum to two million euros, the Office
of Humanitarian Assistance in MFA must now determine which
projects to support and which organizations to send
the money through, according to Gosse. DAS-equivalent Michael
von Ungern-Sternberg, normally responsible for UN affairs,
has been designated as a special envoy for humanitarian
assistance in response to the conflict in Georgia. He
arrived in Georgia today, and Gosse stated that
Ungern-Sternberg plans to spend tomorrow reviewing the
humanitarian situation to shed light on which projects to
fund. ECONOFF learned from the Development Ministry that they
will not be directly
involved with the aid distribution -- these are Foreign
Office funds.
TIMKEN JR
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/20/2018
TAGS: MOPS OSCE PHUM PREL UN GG RS GM
SUBJECT: GERMANY TO DOUBLE GEORGIAN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
Classified By: ACTING DCM JEFFREY RATHKE FOR REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D).
1. (C) The German Foreign Office announced August 19 that
Germany would increase its humanitarian assistance to Georgia
from 1 million to 2 million euros. POLOFF spoke on August 20
with Georgia Desk Officer Gosse at the MFA for more detail on
the additional one million euros. Gosse confirmed that
Foreign Minister Steinmeier made the decision to double the
aid and that the first recipients will be refugees. Now that
Germany has doubled the sum to two million euros, the Office
of Humanitarian Assistance in MFA must now determine which
projects to support and which organizations to send
the money through, according to Gosse. DAS-equivalent Michael
von Ungern-Sternberg, normally responsible for UN affairs,
has been designated as a special envoy for humanitarian
assistance in response to the conflict in Georgia. He
arrived in Georgia today, and Gosse stated that
Ungern-Sternberg plans to spend tomorrow reviewing the
humanitarian situation to shed light on which projects to
fund. ECONOFF learned from the Development Ministry that they
will not be directly
involved with the aid distribution -- these are Foreign
Office funds.
TIMKEN JR