Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08STOCKHOLM260
2008-04-04 12:37:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Stockholm
Cable title:
SWEDEN UNDECIDED ON CANADIAN CLUSTER WEAPONS
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C O N F I D E N T I A L STOCKHOLM 000260
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
EUR FOR NB
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/04/2018
TAGS: PARM PREL MOPS PGOV SW
SUBJECT: SWEDEN UNDECIDED ON CANADIAN CLUSTER WEAPONS
PROPOSAL
REF: STATE 30699
Classified By: Polcouns Christensen for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
(C) On April 3, poloff delivered reftel demarche to Bosse
Hedberg, Deputy Director of the Department for International
Law, Human Rights and Treaty Law. Bosse said the Swedes are
flexible towards how to handle interoperability issues, but
have not reached a final decision. He referred to the
Swedish proposal set out at the February Oslo Process in
Wellington, which calls for the delegations to "carefully
consider whether the current drafting of the Art. 1 (c) is
the optimal language for all who participate in"
international military operations, such as non-aligned
Sweden. Hedberg said the interoperability problems could be
solved outside of the discussion text on an ad hoc basis,
thereby freeing the text from detailed rules.
SILVERMAN