Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08ROME78
2008-01-18 10:58:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Rome
Cable title:  

SYRIA: ITALY SUPPORTS EU AS VENUE FOR SUPPORTING

Tags:  PREL XF XG KMPI NSC SY IT 
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OO RUEHFL RUEHKW RUEHLA RUEHROV RUEHSR
DE RUEHRO #0078 0181058
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
O 181058Z JAN 08
FM AMEMBASSY ROME
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9689
INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHDM/AMEMBASSY DAMASCUS PRIORITY 0668
C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 000078 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/18/2018 
TAGS: PREL XF XG KMPI NSC SY IT
SUBJECT: SYRIA: ITALY SUPPORTS EU AS VENUE FOR SUPPORTING 
SYRIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS 
 
REF: SECSTATE 171106 
 
Classified By: Acting Political Minister Counselor Jonathan Cohen for r 
easons 1.4 b and d 
 
 (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Lebanon/Syria desk 
officer Michele Tomassi January 10. Tomassi shared the 
points with MFA Middle East Director Cesare Ragaglini and 
told poloff January 17 that Italy shared USG concerns, and 
would be instructing their mission to the EU to support 
EU-wide statements and/or actions in support of the Syrian 
human rights and democracy activists. Tomassi explained that 
the GOI's policy was to coordinate all human rights related 
activities/statements through the EU in order to send a 
stronger message. 
SPOGLI