Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08ROME212
2008-02-19 17:55:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Rome
Cable title:
ITALY: SUPPORTS MACEDONIAN NATO ASPIRATIONS;
how-toVZCZCXRO1602 PP RUEHFL RUEHKW RUEHLA RUEHROV RUEHSR DE RUEHRO #0212 0501755 ZNY CCCCC ZZH P 191755Z FEB 08 FM AMEMBASSY ROME TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9857 INFO RUEHXP/ALL NATO POST COLLECTIVE PRIORITY RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 000212
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/20/2018
TAGS: MARR NATO PREL GR MK IT
SUBJECT: ITALY: SUPPORTS MACEDONIAN NATO ASPIRATIONS;
WORKING TO RESOLVE NAME DISPUTE
REF: STATE 14821
Classified By: Political Officer Gabriel Escobar for reasons 1.4 b and
d.
(C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA NATO officer
PierMario D'Acco February 15. D'Acco said Italy shared USG
concerns regarding the threat of a Greek veto, and had
already sent demarche requests to the Italian embassies in
Athens and Skopje instructing their embassies to encourage
Greek and Macedonian governments to engage with each other
and with UNSYG Special Representative Nimetz to find a
negotiated solution prior to the upcoming Bucharest Summit.
D'Acco stressed Italy's support for Macedonian, Croatian and
Albanian accession to the Alliance.
SPOGLI