GERMANY: EU COORDINATING REDLINES FOR UNGA WALKOUTS

UNCLAS BERLIN 001171 SENSITIVE DEPARTMENT PLEASE PASS TO IO/UNP CHRISTOPHER DEUTSCH; USUN PLEASE PASS TO JENNIFER SIMON. SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL UNGA GM SUBJECT: GERMANY: EU COORDINATING REDLINES FOR UNGA WALKOUTS REF: STATE 97566 ¶1. (SBU) Political Minister Counselor and Poloff met with MFA Head of UNGA Division Thomas Fitschen September 21 to deliver reftel points. Fitschen noted that the issue of redlines for walkouts has already been discussed within the EU in Brussels last week. He said that the EU presidency is trying to reach a unified EU approach and noted that EU redlines generally match those of reftel. Fitschen also noted that German MFA UNGA Head of Delegation State Secretary Silberberg and Minister Director for the UN Division Wittig are already in New York and decisions on these issues will therefore be made in New York. Murphy