Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08ROME943
2008-07-29 08:28:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Rome
Cable title:
ITALY: TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION MUST STAY ON TRACK
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SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/SE DANIELLE GARBE
AND EUR/ERA JEFF GIAUQUE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/28/2018
TAGS: PTER PGOV TU EUN IT
SUBJECT: ITALY: TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION MUST STAY ON TRACK
REF: STATE 79278
Classified By: A/Pol M/C Gabriel Escobar for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
(C) POLOFF delivered reftel points to MFA Office Director for
EU Enlargement Policy Michele Esposito July 25. POLOFF
underscored U.S. support for Turkey's EU aspirations and
noted our concern that the pending case in Turkey's
Constitutional Court against the Justice and Development
Party not derail Turkey's forward European momentum.
Esposito said Italy and the U.S. were in complete agreement
on EU accession for Turkey, and said that the outcome of the
pending constitutional case would not alter Italian support
for Turkey's accession.
SPOGLI
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/SE DANIELLE GARBE
AND EUR/ERA JEFF GIAUQUE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/28/2018
TAGS: PTER PGOV TU EUN IT
SUBJECT: ITALY: TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION MUST STAY ON TRACK
REF: STATE 79278
Classified By: A/Pol M/C Gabriel Escobar for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
(C) POLOFF delivered reftel points to MFA Office Director for
EU Enlargement Policy Michele Esposito July 25. POLOFF
underscored U.S. support for Turkey's EU aspirations and
noted our concern that the pending case in Turkey's
Constitutional Court against the Justice and Development
Party not derail Turkey's forward European momentum.
Esposito said Italy and the U.S. were in complete agreement
on EU accession for Turkey, and said that the outcome of the
pending constitutional case would not alter Italian support
for Turkey's accession.
SPOGLI