Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08OSLO177
2008-03-31 14:47:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Oslo
Cable title:
NORWAY URGED TO ENGAGE GREEKS ON MACEDONIA NAME
how-toVZCZCXRO9142 PP RUEHFL RUEHKW RUEHLA RUEHROV RUEHSR DE RUEHNY #0177 0911447 ZNY CCCCC ZZH P 311447Z MAR 08 FM AMEMBASSY OSLO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 6716 INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE PRIORITY RUEHSQ/AMEMBASSY SKOPJE PRIORITY 0162
C O N F I D E N T I A L OSLO 000177
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/11/2017
TAGS: PREL NATO PGOV MK GR NO
SUBJECT: NORWAY URGED TO ENGAGE GREEKS ON MACEDONIA NAME
ISSUE
REF: SECSTATE 32646
Classified By: DCM Kevin M. Johnson for reasons 1.4 b and d
(C) DCM delivered reftel points to Vice Foreign Minister
Raymond Johansen on March 31, asking that Norway contact
Greece, particularly PM Karamanlis, directly on the name
issue. Johansen agreed that NATO allies should urge Greece
to be flexible and promised to relay the specifics of our
request to Foreign Minister Stoere.
WHITNEY