Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08ROME1568
2008-12-23 11:32:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Rome
Cable title:
ITALY SUPPORTS REGIONAL APPROACH TO SECURITY
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 001568
SIPDIS
SCA/A FOR NISHA SINGH; EUR/RPM FOR RAPHAEL CARLAND AND
AARON COPE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/23/2018
TAGS: PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
SUBJECT: ITALY SUPPORTS REGIONAL APPROACH TO SECURITY
SUPPORT FOR 2009 AFGHAN ELECTIONS
REF: STATE 108855
Classified By: Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Barbara A. Leaf for Reaso
ns 1.4 (B) and (D)
C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 001568
SIPDIS
SCA/A FOR NISHA SINGH; EUR/RPM FOR RAPHAEL CARLAND AND
AARON COPE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/23/2018
TAGS: PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
SUBJECT: ITALY SUPPORTS REGIONAL APPROACH TO SECURITY
SUPPORT FOR 2009 AFGHAN ELECTIONS
REF: STATE 108855
Classified By: Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Barbara A. Leaf for Reaso
ns 1.4 (B) and (D)
1. (C) POLOFF delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA NATO
Office Director Massimo Marotti on December 17. Marotti said
that Italy shares the view that a robust ISAF contribution to
the Election Support Forces (ESF) is vital to the successful
conduct of Presidential Elections in Afghanistan. Italy's
experience in deploying extra troops during the last two
elections has given Italian forces valuable insights into the
political dynamic in RC-West. Discussions are underway
between MFA and MOD as to how to address SHAPE's request.
2. (C) On December 23 Marotti informed POLOFF that Italy had
not yet reached a decision on its ESF troop contribution, but
that Italian diplomatic and military authorities in
Afghanistan were already reaching out to other military
contributors in RC-West (Spain, Lithuania, Slovenia, Albania,
the U.S.) with an eye to coordinating a regional response to
the request. MFA is also considering holding a meeting of
the Embassies of those countries in Rome the week before the
January 14 Force Generation Conference.
DIBBLE
SIPDIS
SCA/A FOR NISHA SINGH; EUR/RPM FOR RAPHAEL CARLAND AND
AARON COPE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/23/2018
TAGS: PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
SUBJECT: ITALY SUPPORTS REGIONAL APPROACH TO SECURITY
SUPPORT FOR 2009 AFGHAN ELECTIONS
REF: STATE 108855
Classified By: Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Barbara A. Leaf for Reaso
ns 1.4 (B) and (D)
1. (C) POLOFF delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA NATO
Office Director Massimo Marotti on December 17. Marotti said
that Italy shares the view that a robust ISAF contribution to
the Election Support Forces (ESF) is vital to the successful
conduct of Presidential Elections in Afghanistan. Italy's
experience in deploying extra troops during the last two
elections has given Italian forces valuable insights into the
political dynamic in RC-West. Discussions are underway
between MFA and MOD as to how to address SHAPE's request.
2. (C) On December 23 Marotti informed POLOFF that Italy had
not yet reached a decision on its ESF troop contribution, but
that Italian diplomatic and military authorities in
Afghanistan were already reaching out to other military
contributors in RC-West (Spain, Lithuania, Slovenia, Albania,
the U.S.) with an eye to coordinating a regional response to
the request. MFA is also considering holding a meeting of
the Embassies of those countries in Rome the week before the
January 14 Force Generation Conference.
DIBBLE