Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08SOFIA149
2008-03-14 13:15:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Sofia
Cable title:
BULGARIA: NEW SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UN
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UNCLAS SOFIA 000149
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AF PREL BU
SUBJECT: BULGARIA: NEW SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UN
SECRETARY GENERAL FOR AFGHANISTAN WILL PROMOTE BETTER
SIPDIS
COOPERATION
REF: STATE 25020
UNCLAS SOFIA 000149
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AF PREL BU
SUBJECT: BULGARIA: NEW SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UN
SECRETARY GENERAL FOR AFGHANISTAN WILL PROMOTE BETTER
SIPDIS
COOPERATION
REF: STATE 25020
1. (U) We delivered REFTEL points to MFA's Kamen Velichkov,
Head of the UN and Global Issues Department on March 12.
Velichkov welcomed the appointment of Norwegian Political
Director Kai Eide as UNSG Special Representative for
Afghanistan. Velichkov noted that Eide enjoyed a good
reputation in Bulgaria and the Balkans when he was a UN
Special Envoy to Kosovo and as a UN Special Representative to
Bosnia-Herzegovina. Velichkov took the opportunity to
express Bulgaria's aspiration to host a UN Department of
Political Affairs (DPA) field office for peace building. He
cited Bulgaria's geopolitical location in the Balkans and
proximity to the Caucuses, as well as its good relations with
countries in these regions as factors in Bulgaria's favor.
Beyrle
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AF PREL BU
SUBJECT: BULGARIA: NEW SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UN
SECRETARY GENERAL FOR AFGHANISTAN WILL PROMOTE BETTER
SIPDIS
COOPERATION
REF: STATE 25020
1. (U) We delivered REFTEL points to MFA's Kamen Velichkov,
Head of the UN and Global Issues Department on March 12.
Velichkov welcomed the appointment of Norwegian Political
Director Kai Eide as UNSG Special Representative for
Afghanistan. Velichkov noted that Eide enjoyed a good
reputation in Bulgaria and the Balkans when he was a UN
Special Envoy to Kosovo and as a UN Special Representative to
Bosnia-Herzegovina. Velichkov took the opportunity to
express Bulgaria's aspiration to host a UN Department of
Political Affairs (DPA) field office for peace building. He
cited Bulgaria's geopolitical location in the Balkans and
proximity to the Caucuses, as well as its good relations with
countries in these regions as factors in Bulgaria's favor.
Beyrle