Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08OSLO246
2008-04-30 07:11:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Oslo
Cable title:
ITALY, TURKEY INVITED TO AHLC
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C O N F I D E N T I A L OSLO 000246
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
NEA/IPA (TGOLDBERGER)
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/29/2018
TAGS: EU IT PA PGOV PREL NO
SUBJECT: ITALY, TURKEY INVITED TO AHLC
REF: STATE 43743
Classified By: Acting DCM Kristen F. Bauer, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
(C) On April 30 MFA Middle East Section Deputy Director
General Ingrid Schoeyen confirmed to us that Italy and Turkey
will be special invitees at the May 2 Ad Hoc Liaison
Committee (AHLC) London meeting, stressing that both
countries met monetary thresholds. Referring to Italian
"finger pointing," Schoeyen believed some misunderstandings
had occurred leading up to the invites, and no AHLC member
was seeking to exclude countries as invitees. Rather, she
emphasized that the invitation process was forged on
consensus, and that the very agreement of the AHLC membership
to include special invitees was a significant step forward.
Schoeyen also noted that there was no discussion of enlarging
the AHLC committee.
JOHNSON