Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08PARIS328
2008-02-25 14:42:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Paris
Cable title:
UN COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL
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C O N F I D E N T I A L PARIS 000328
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR L/LEI ANDREW KELLER AND MAEGAN CONKLIN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/25/2018
TAGS: PREL PTER FR
SUBJECT: UN COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL
TERRORISM: FRANCE SUPPORTS THE U.S. POSITION ON UPCOMING
DISCUSSIONS
REF: STATE 16075
Classified By: A/DCM JOSIAH ROSENBLATT FOR REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D)
C O N F I D E N T I A L PARIS 000328
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR L/LEI ANDREW KELLER AND MAEGAN CONKLIN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/25/2018
TAGS: PREL PTER FR
SUBJECT: UN COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL
TERRORISM: FRANCE SUPPORTS THE U.S. POSITION ON UPCOMING
DISCUSSIONS
REF: STATE 16075
Classified By: A/DCM JOSIAH ROSENBLATT FOR REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D)
1. (C) French MFA contacts told us that France supports the
U.S. position on the upcoming UN discussions on the
Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism, and,
like the U.S., intends to avoid providing a formal response
to the Greek proposal until after having the benefit of
considering the OIC's views on the acceptability of that
text. France does not believe that the OIC will support the
Greek text, and is therefore hoping to use the OIC veto to
end difficult EU discussions on the Greek proposal. The
MFA's international organizations (IO) division said that
France is strongly opposed to the Greek text, and has taken
an equally strong position against the text in the EU. "The
Greek proposal is legally ambiguous and threatens the whole
of international humanitarian law and the fight against
terrorism," Salina Grenet, the MFA IO desk officer for
terrorism, told us. France continues to support the current
text (not the 2007 Greek language) as proposed by the Special
Coordinator, but is aware that the OIC will not support this
language.
2. (C) Grenet explained that while France, along with several
other EU members, is blocking a unified EU position on the
Greek text, the GOF hopes that overall negotiations on the
Convention will continue. France still believes that the
adoption of the Convention would be a useful achievement.
Grenet added that it would be helpful for the U.S. and France
to hold further informal bilateral expert discussions on the
issue with the hope of finding an agreed position that might
eventually be acceptable to the OIC.
Please visit Paris' Classified Website at:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/paris/index.c fm
PEKALA
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR L/LEI ANDREW KELLER AND MAEGAN CONKLIN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/25/2018
TAGS: PREL PTER FR
SUBJECT: UN COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL
TERRORISM: FRANCE SUPPORTS THE U.S. POSITION ON UPCOMING
DISCUSSIONS
REF: STATE 16075
Classified By: A/DCM JOSIAH ROSENBLATT FOR REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D)
1. (C) French MFA contacts told us that France supports the
U.S. position on the upcoming UN discussions on the
Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism, and,
like the U.S., intends to avoid providing a formal response
to the Greek proposal until after having the benefit of
considering the OIC's views on the acceptability of that
text. France does not believe that the OIC will support the
Greek text, and is therefore hoping to use the OIC veto to
end difficult EU discussions on the Greek proposal. The
MFA's international organizations (IO) division said that
France is strongly opposed to the Greek text, and has taken
an equally strong position against the text in the EU. "The
Greek proposal is legally ambiguous and threatens the whole
of international humanitarian law and the fight against
terrorism," Salina Grenet, the MFA IO desk officer for
terrorism, told us. France continues to support the current
text (not the 2007 Greek language) as proposed by the Special
Coordinator, but is aware that the OIC will not support this
language.
2. (C) Grenet explained that while France, along with several
other EU members, is blocking a unified EU position on the
Greek text, the GOF hopes that overall negotiations on the
Convention will continue. France still believes that the
adoption of the Convention would be a useful achievement.
Grenet added that it would be helpful for the U.S. and France
to hold further informal bilateral expert discussions on the
issue with the hope of finding an agreed position that might
eventually be acceptable to the OIC.
Please visit Paris' Classified Website at:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/paris/index.c fm
PEKALA