Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08PRAGUE486
2008-07-25 16:06:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Prague
Cable title:
CZECH REPUBLIC NOT PLANNING TO SUPPORT NATO
how-toVZCZCXYZ0003 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHPG #0486 2071606 ZNY CCCCC ZZH P 251606Z JUL 08 FM AMEMBASSY PRAGUE TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0547 INFO RUEHXP/ALL NATO POST COLLECTIVE RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC
C O N F I D E N T I A L PRAGUE 000486
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/CE AND EUR/RPM - DAVY
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/25/2018
TAGS: PREL MARR NATO IZ EZ
SUBJECT: CZECH REPUBLIC NOT PLANNING TO SUPPORT NATO
TRAINING MISSION IN IRAQ
REF: STATE 73794
Classified By: Acting POLEC Counselor M. Strong for reasons 1.4 B & D.
Per reftel, the Embassy asked the Director of the Czech
Ministry of Foreign Affair's Security Policy Department about
the possibility of the Czechs providing support for the NATO
Iraq training mission. She replied that the Czechs are not
planning to increase their commitment in Iraq beyond their 20
soldiers currently serving as instructors for the Iraqi armor
corps. She added that the Czech's priority for 2009 is
Afghanistan, where they already have 400 troops in their
Logar PRT and other deployments.
Thompson-Jones