Identifier
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Classification
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08COPENHAGEN183
2008-04-02 11:16:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Copenhagen
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DENMARK ON GREECE AND NATO INVITATION FOR MACEDONIA

Tags:  PREL NATO PGOV DA 
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/01/2028
TAGS: PREL NATO PGOV DA
SUBJECT: DENMARK ON GREECE AND NATO INVITATION FOR MACEDONIA

REF: STATE 32646

Classified By: DCM Sandra L. Kaiser, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)

C O N F I D E N T I A L COPENHAGEN 000183

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/01/2028
TAGS: PREL NATO PGOV DA
SUBJECT: DENMARK ON GREECE AND NATO INVITATION FOR MACEDONIA

REF: STATE 32646

Classified By: DCM Sandra L. Kaiser, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)


1. (C) We used the occasion of Secretary of Defense Gates's
visit to Copenhagen April 1 to urge Denmark to weigh in with
the Greeks on a NATO membership invitation for Macedonia
(reftel). Secretary Gates told Danish Prime Minister Anders
Fogh Rasmussen the U.S. strongly supports NATO membership
invitations for all of the Adriatic Three, and the U.S. hopes
other Allies will push the Greeks to be constructive on the
name issue at Bucharest. PM Rasmussen replied that Denmark
is a strong supporter of membership for Albania, Croatia, and
Macedonia, and signaled his agreement that Allies should work
with Greece to dissuade it from vetoing Macedonia's
invitation.


2. (C) PM Rasmussen noted, however, that he had just received
a letter from his Greek counterpart, whose tone was "tough"
and offered little room for optimism. Secretary Gates
observed an eventual compromise might involve issuing a
membership invitation to Greece in Bucharest, with the
understanding ratification and formal Macedonian membership
would only follow after the name issue had been resolved.


3. (C) In a separate meeting earlier that day, Secretary
Gates and the Ambassador drew on reftel points and also urged
Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moller to intervene with the
Greeks to prevent them from blocking Macedonian membership.
Moller indicated he would do what he could to convince Greek
FM Bakoyannis, but said he doubted he or his government could
do much to sway her at this point.
CAIN