Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08NICOSIA433
2008-06-06 13:05:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Nicosia
Cable title:
CYPRUS NON-COMMITTAL OVER U.S.-EU SUMMIT
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UNCLAS NICOSIA 000433
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/ERA, EUR/SE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM CY
SUBJECT: CYPRUS NON-COMMITTAL OVER U.S.-EU SUMMIT
DECLARATION LANGUAGE
REF: SECSTATE 57696
The Embassy on June 3 transmitted suggested U.S.-EU Summit
Declaration text (Reftel) to Nafsika Krousti, the Cypriot
Foreign Ministry's Americas Division chief. In a follow-up
telcon June 6, Krousti offered thanks for our proposed
language and promised to give it full consideration. She
acknowledged that, on a handful of topics, the U.S. and
European positions remained far apart, but refused to delve
into a substantive discussion, especially on Missile Defense.
On Cuba, however, she repeated what USEU colleagues already
have noted -- that the Union will tackle lifting sanctions on
Havana at the upcoming GAERC. "Numerous countries support a
more flexible policy based on dialogue," Krousti explained.
She refused, however, to reveal whether Cyprus fell into that
camp (we suspect they do.)
SCHLICHER
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/ERA, EUR/SE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM CY
SUBJECT: CYPRUS NON-COMMITTAL OVER U.S.-EU SUMMIT
DECLARATION LANGUAGE
REF: SECSTATE 57696
The Embassy on June 3 transmitted suggested U.S.-EU Summit
Declaration text (Reftel) to Nafsika Krousti, the Cypriot
Foreign Ministry's Americas Division chief. In a follow-up
telcon June 6, Krousti offered thanks for our proposed
language and promised to give it full consideration. She
acknowledged that, on a handful of topics, the U.S. and
European positions remained far apart, but refused to delve
into a substantive discussion, especially on Missile Defense.
On Cuba, however, she repeated what USEU colleagues already
have noted -- that the Union will tackle lifting sanctions on
Havana at the upcoming GAERC. "Numerous countries support a
more flexible policy based on dialogue," Krousti explained.
She refused, however, to reveal whether Cyprus fell into that
camp (we suspect they do.)
SCHLICHER