Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09COPENHAGEN516
2009-11-18 12:19:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Copenhagen
Cable title:
(C) DENMARK ON UNGA ANTI-ISRAEL RESOLUTIONS:
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C O N F I D E N T I A L COPENHAGEN 000516
SIPDIS
STATE FOR IO/UNP:AMORRISON, NEA, EUR/ERA, EUR/NB
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/18/2019
TAGS: PREL UNGA KPAL IS DA
SUBJECT: (C) DENMARK ON UNGA ANTI-ISRAEL RESOLUTIONS:
SEEKING EU UNITY
REF: STATE 118799
Classified By: (U) Charge Terence P. McCulley; reason 1.4 (b, d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L COPENHAGEN 000516
SIPDIS
STATE FOR IO/UNP:AMORRISON, NEA, EUR/ERA, EUR/NB
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/18/2019
TAGS: PREL UNGA KPAL IS DA
SUBJECT: (C) DENMARK ON UNGA ANTI-ISRAEL RESOLUTIONS:
SEEKING EU UNITY
REF: STATE 118799
Classified By: (U) Charge Terence P. McCulley; reason 1.4 (b, d)
1. (C) In response to reftel, MFA Head of Section for
Mideast Peace Process Lars Peter Levy and Head of Section for
Levant Henrik Kiil told PolEconCouns November 18 that
coordination within the EU was already far advanced, and
Denmark's highest priority was to have a united EU position.
They agreed there is an obvious bias against Israel in the
UNGA, but argued that a unified EU position would by
definition be a balanced position, given the range of views
among the 27 EU member states. With regard to annual
resolutions that Denmark has supported in the past, its
intent is to "continue business as usual" unless the texts
change significantly or are rendered outdated by events. In
New York, the Danish mission works closely with the UK and
Germany to make resolutions more generic and more balanced in
their language and in the demands they place on all parties.
MCCULLEY
SIPDIS
STATE FOR IO/UNP:AMORRISON, NEA, EUR/ERA, EUR/NB
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/18/2019
TAGS: PREL UNGA KPAL IS DA
SUBJECT: (C) DENMARK ON UNGA ANTI-ISRAEL RESOLUTIONS:
SEEKING EU UNITY
REF: STATE 118799
Classified By: (U) Charge Terence P. McCulley; reason 1.4 (b, d)
1. (C) In response to reftel, MFA Head of Section for
Mideast Peace Process Lars Peter Levy and Head of Section for
Levant Henrik Kiil told PolEconCouns November 18 that
coordination within the EU was already far advanced, and
Denmark's highest priority was to have a united EU position.
They agreed there is an obvious bias against Israel in the
UNGA, but argued that a unified EU position would by
definition be a balanced position, given the range of views
among the 27 EU member states. With regard to annual
resolutions that Denmark has supported in the past, its
intent is to "continue business as usual" unless the texts
change significantly or are rendered outdated by events. In
New York, the Danish mission works closely with the UK and
Germany to make resolutions more generic and more balanced in
their language and in the demands they place on all parties.
MCCULLEY