Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08NICOSIA952
2008-12-03 15:19:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Nicosia
Cable title:
CYPRUS: DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR DECEMBER 8-9
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C O N F I D E N T I A L NICOSIA 000952
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/SE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/03/2018
TAGS: PREL PGOV ETRD CY
SUBJECT: CYPRUS: DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR DECEMBER 8-9
FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING (GAERC)
REF: SECSTATE 127023
Classified By: DCM Jonathan Cohen, Reasons 1.4(b),(d)
(C) Poloff on December 3 delivered Reftel points on the
December 8-9 meeting of the EU's General Affairs and External
Relations Council to GAERC action officer George Samouel in
the MFA's European Union Affairs department. Declining to
offer substantive responses on most topics, Samouel promised
to relay our positions to the Ministry's Permanent Secretary
(D-equivalent) and relevant desk officers for their
consideration. On Turkey's accession to the European Union,
however, he offered the standard MFA line: Cyprus supports
Turkey's eventual EU membership, but the GoT must first enact
needed reforms and normalize relations with all member states
(in other words, it must recognize the Republic of Cyprus).
Urbancic
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/SE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/03/2018
TAGS: PREL PGOV ETRD CY
SUBJECT: CYPRUS: DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR DECEMBER 8-9
FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING (GAERC)
REF: SECSTATE 127023
Classified By: DCM Jonathan Cohen, Reasons 1.4(b),(d)
(C) Poloff on December 3 delivered Reftel points on the
December 8-9 meeting of the EU's General Affairs and External
Relations Council to GAERC action officer George Samouel in
the MFA's European Union Affairs department. Declining to
offer substantive responses on most topics, Samouel promised
to relay our positions to the Ministry's Permanent Secretary
(D-equivalent) and relevant desk officers for their
consideration. On Turkey's accession to the European Union,
however, he offered the standard MFA line: Cyprus supports
Turkey's eventual EU membership, but the GoT must first enact
needed reforms and normalize relations with all member states
(in other words, it must recognize the Republic of Cyprus).
Urbancic