Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08ROME288
2008-03-06 13:21:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Rome
Cable title:  

ITALY ON SOMALIA AND PIRACY IN THE UNSC

Tags:  KCRM PBTS PREL UN UNSC IMO XA XW SO IT 
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PP RUEHFL RUEHNP
DE RUEHRO #0288 0661321
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
P 061321Z MAR 08
FM AMEMBASSY ROME
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9951
INFO RUEHMIL/AMCONSUL MILAN PRIORITY 9290
RUEHFL/AMCONSUL FLORENCE PRIORITY 2947
RUEHNP/AMCONSUL NAPLES PRIORITY 3099
C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 000288

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR IO/UNP JOE FITZGERALD, L/OES ASH ROACH AND
AF/RSA JUN BANDO

E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/06/2018
TAGS: KCRM PBTS PREL UN UNSC IMO XA XW SO IT
SUBJECT: ITALY ON SOMALIA AND PIRACY IN THE UNSC

REF: STATE 18101

Classified By: Political Officer Gabriel Escobar, for reasons 1.4 (b) a
nd (d).

(C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA UN Desk Officer
Luca Laudiero February 25. Laudiero said Italy had no
objection in principle to additional UNSC action to combat
piracy off the coast of Somalia, which Italy agreed was a
serious problem. He said, however, that it was unlikely
Italy would be able to provide direct assistance, such as
naval assets.
SPOGLI