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08BRUSSELS1878
2008-12-12 15:24:00
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USEU Brussels
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EU INTERESTED IN PIRACY CONTACT GROUP PARTICIPATION
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UNCLAS BRUSSELS 001878
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE PM/PPA FOR DAVID GLANCY AND DONNA HOPKINS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER EUN
SUBJECT: EU INTERESTED IN PIRACY CONTACT GROUP PARTICIPATION
REF: SECSTATE 129941
UNCLAS BRUSSELS 001878
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE PM/PPA FOR DAVID GLANCY AND DONNA HOPKINS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER EUN
SUBJECT: EU INTERESTED IN PIRACY CONTACT GROUP PARTICIPATION
REF: SECSTATE 129941
1. (SBU) On December 12, USEU delivered reftel points on
U.S. plans for a new, stronger UN Security Council Resolution
on Horn of Africa piracy, to include the formation of a
Contact Group, to Didier Lenoir, Head of the Operations and
Exercises Unit in the EU Council Secretariat's DG E VIII.
Lenoir reacted positively to the proposal for the EU to
participate as an observer in the Contact Group, saying he
expected the Member States would also support the idea of EU
participation. The question, which the EU would have to
answer internally, would be how the EU would be represented
-- i.e. by the Council Secretariat, the European Commission,
the EU Presidency, or some combination. He assured USEU that
he would explore the issue to find out what steps the EU
would need to take, and who would participate. He took on
board U.S. points about the importance of a new UNSCR and
promised to consider the proposal in reftel nonpaper.
MURRAY
.
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE PM/PPA FOR DAVID GLANCY AND DONNA HOPKINS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER EUN
SUBJECT: EU INTERESTED IN PIRACY CONTACT GROUP PARTICIPATION
REF: SECSTATE 129941
1. (SBU) On December 12, USEU delivered reftel points on
U.S. plans for a new, stronger UN Security Council Resolution
on Horn of Africa piracy, to include the formation of a
Contact Group, to Didier Lenoir, Head of the Operations and
Exercises Unit in the EU Council Secretariat's DG E VIII.
Lenoir reacted positively to the proposal for the EU to
participate as an observer in the Contact Group, saying he
expected the Member States would also support the idea of EU
participation. The question, which the EU would have to
answer internally, would be how the EU would be represented
-- i.e. by the Council Secretariat, the European Commission,
the EU Presidency, or some combination. He assured USEU that
he would explore the issue to find out what steps the EU
would need to take, and who would participate. He took on
board U.S. points about the importance of a new UNSCR and
promised to consider the proposal in reftel nonpaper.
MURRAY
.