Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08ROME1509
2008-12-12 16:00:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Rome
Cable title:
ITALY SUPPORTS PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE,
how-toVZCZCXRO5005 PP RUEHFL RUEHNP DE RUEHRO #1509 3471600 ZNR UUUUU ZZH P 121600Z DEC 08 FM AMEMBASSY ROME TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 1300 INFO RUEHIL/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD PRIORITY 0908 RUEHMIL/AMCONSUL MILAN PRIORITY 9703 RUEHFL/AMCONSUL FLORENCE PRIORITY 3332 RUEHNP/AMCONSUL NAPLES PRIORITY 3494
UNCLAS ROME 001509
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
SCA/PB FOR MARY TOWNSWICK
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF IT PK
SUBJECT: ITALY SUPPORTS PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE,
UNDECIDED ON PLEDGE
REF: STATE 129615
UNCLAS ROME 001509
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
SCA/PB FOR MARY TOWNSWICK
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF IT PK
SUBJECT: ITALY SUPPORTS PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE,
UNDECIDED ON PLEDGE
REF: STATE 129615
1. (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA
Director for South Asia Giampaolo Cutillo on December 12.
Cutillo agreed that the postponement of the Pakistan donors
conference was necessary to provide more time for potential
donors such as Italy to come up with pledge packages. He
agreed that Ministerial-level participation was important to
the conference's success and assumed that FM Frattini would
participate if his schedule allowed. Poloff noted that a
significant Italian pledge would send a strong signal of
support, particularly in light of Italy's upcoming G8
presidency and FM Frattini's declared intention of holding a
G8 Ministerial Conference on Afghanistan and Pakistan in the
spring of 2009. Cutillo said that Italy has not yet arrived
at a final pledge total, but was firmly committed to
supporting Pakistan's efforts to strengthen its social sector
and to build foreign currency reserves in line with the IMF
program. He asked that we share with him Pakistan's list of
programmatic priorities as soon as it becomes available.
SPOGLI
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
SCA/PB FOR MARY TOWNSWICK
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF IT PK
SUBJECT: ITALY SUPPORTS PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE,
UNDECIDED ON PLEDGE
REF: STATE 129615
1. (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA
Director for South Asia Giampaolo Cutillo on December 12.
Cutillo agreed that the postponement of the Pakistan donors
conference was necessary to provide more time for potential
donors such as Italy to come up with pledge packages. He
agreed that Ministerial-level participation was important to
the conference's success and assumed that FM Frattini would
participate if his schedule allowed. Poloff noted that a
significant Italian pledge would send a strong signal of
support, particularly in light of Italy's upcoming G8
presidency and FM Frattini's declared intention of holding a
G8 Ministerial Conference on Afghanistan and Pakistan in the
spring of 2009. Cutillo said that Italy has not yet arrived
at a final pledge total, but was firmly committed to
supporting Pakistan's efforts to strengthen its social sector
and to build foreign currency reserves in line with the IMF
program. He asked that we share with him Pakistan's list of
programmatic priorities as soon as it becomes available.
SPOGLI