Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08ROME604
2008-05-13 06:01:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Rome
Cable title:
CLUSTER MUNITIONS: ITALY STILL FIRMLY WITHIN
how-toVZCZCXRO2593 PP RUEHBW DE RUEHRO #0604 1340601 ZNY CCCCC ZZH P 130601Z MAY 08 FM AMEMBASSY ROME TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0315 INFO RUEHZG/NATO EU COLLECTIVE PRIORITY RUEHMIL/AMCONSUL MILAN PRIORITY 9381 RUEHFL/AMCONSUL FLORENCE PRIORITY 3040 RUEHNP/AMCONSUL NAPLES PRIORITY 3191 RUEHNO/USMISSION USNATO PRIORITY 2935 RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHDC PRIORITY RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC PRIORITY RUEHRN/USMISSION UN ROME PRIORITY 0168 RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 6383
C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 000604
SIPDIS
PM/WRA FOR KATHERINE BAKER
E.O. 12958: DECL: 5/13/2018
TAGS: IT MOPS PREL PARM NATO
SUBJECT: CLUSTER MUNITIONS: ITALY STILL FIRMLY WITHIN
LIKE-MINDED CAMP
REF: STATE 48124
Classified By: Acting Political Minister-Counselor Jonathan Cohen for R
easons 1.4 (B) and (D)
C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 000604
SIPDIS
PM/WRA FOR KATHERINE BAKER
E.O. 12958: DECL: 5/13/2018
TAGS: IT MOPS PREL PARM NATO
SUBJECT: CLUSTER MUNITIONS: ITALY STILL FIRMLY WITHIN
LIKE-MINDED CAMP
REF: STATE 48124
Classified By: Acting Political Minister-Counselor Jonathan Cohen for R
easons 1.4 (B) and (D)
1. (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Acting
Director for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Affairs Laura
Aghilarre on May 9. Aghillare stressed that the Italian
position is still decidedly against any agreement that would
compromise the "like-minded" approach and that the Italian
Government has made clear to the Oslo Process organizers that
it has no intention of signing on to anything that would
hinder allied interoperability. That said, the Italians had
found some of the compromise proposals to the Wellington
language contained in the compendium (in particular the
Japanese language) reasonable and worthy of discussion at the
upcoming Dublin meeting. She said that both the MFA and MOD
remain firmly engaged on the issue at the working level
despite the current transition period in the Italian
government.
SPOGLI
SIPDIS
PM/WRA FOR KATHERINE BAKER
E.O. 12958: DECL: 5/13/2018
TAGS: IT MOPS PREL PARM NATO
SUBJECT: CLUSTER MUNITIONS: ITALY STILL FIRMLY WITHIN
LIKE-MINDED CAMP
REF: STATE 48124
Classified By: Acting Political Minister-Counselor Jonathan Cohen for R
easons 1.4 (B) and (D)
1. (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Acting
Director for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Affairs Laura
Aghilarre on May 9. Aghillare stressed that the Italian
position is still decidedly against any agreement that would
compromise the "like-minded" approach and that the Italian
Government has made clear to the Oslo Process organizers that
it has no intention of signing on to anything that would
hinder allied interoperability. That said, the Italians had
found some of the compromise proposals to the Wellington
language contained in the compendium (in particular the
Japanese language) reasonable and worthy of discussion at the
upcoming Dublin meeting. She said that both the MFA and MOD
remain firmly engaged on the issue at the working level
despite the current transition period in the Italian
government.
SPOGLI