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08BERLIN715
2008-05-30 15:10:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Berlin
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GERMANY WILL BE REPRESENTED (BARELY) AT FRIENDS OF
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UNCLAS BERLIN 000715
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SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: IZ MARR MOPS OTRA PREL GM IQ
SUBJECT: GERMANY WILL BE REPRESENTED (BARELY) AT FRIENDS OF
IRAQ CONFERENCE
REF: STATE 56560
(SBU) PolOff delivered Reftel points to Dr. Ruediger Lotz,
Office Director for the MFA's Iraq desk, on May 30. Lotz
expressed appreciation for the draft agenda and noted the
expanded focus of the meeting from prior FOI conferences. He
said that a representative from Germany's embassy in Abu
Dhabi would attend as an observer. Lotz noted that Germany,
which is not part of the MNF-I, had generally not actively
participated in past FOI meetings. Given the expanded scope
of this FOI conference, and based on its embassy's read-out
of the Abu Dhabi conference, Germany may consider
participating in future meetings with higher-level
representation. PolOff will continue to press Germany to
participate in all Iraq-related meetings at an appropriately
high level.
TIMKEN JR