Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09LISBON568
2009-11-04 15:01:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Lisbon
Cable title:
PORTUGAL WILL SUPPORT EU POSITION ON GOLDSTONE
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C O N F I D E N T I A L LISBON 000568
SIPDIS
STATE FOR IO/HR PAUL KRUCHOWSKI
STATE ALSO PASS TO IO/UNP ANDREW MORRISON, NEA/IPA JEFFREY
GIAUQUE, USUN ELLEN GERMAIN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/04/2019
TAGS: PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL PO
SUBJECT: PORTUGAL WILL SUPPORT EU POSITION ON GOLDSTONE
REPORT RESOLUTION
REF: STATE 112828
Classified By: Pol-Econ Officer Mario Fernandez,
reasons 1/4(b) and (d)
(C) Poleconoff delivered reftel points on November 4 to Joao
Neves da Costa, Portugal's MFA Director for Middle East and
Maghreb Affairs, and Sara Martins, MFA Deputy Director for
International Political Organizations. Martins stated that
Portugal would support a "common EU position" on a resolution
endorsing the Goldstone Report recommendations. According to
Martins, the EU was currently in negotiations with the
Palestinians on the final text of the resolution, which she
believed would be amended by November 5. She pointed out
that the EU was also coordinating closely with the U.S. to
ensure that the resolution did not have negative effects on
the peace process.
For more reporting from Embassy Lisbon and information about Portugal,
please see our Intelink site:
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/portal:port ugal
BALLARD
SIPDIS
STATE FOR IO/HR PAUL KRUCHOWSKI
STATE ALSO PASS TO IO/UNP ANDREW MORRISON, NEA/IPA JEFFREY
GIAUQUE, USUN ELLEN GERMAIN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/04/2019
TAGS: PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL PO
SUBJECT: PORTUGAL WILL SUPPORT EU POSITION ON GOLDSTONE
REPORT RESOLUTION
REF: STATE 112828
Classified By: Pol-Econ Officer Mario Fernandez,
reasons 1/4(b) and (d)
(C) Poleconoff delivered reftel points on November 4 to Joao
Neves da Costa, Portugal's MFA Director for Middle East and
Maghreb Affairs, and Sara Martins, MFA Deputy Director for
International Political Organizations. Martins stated that
Portugal would support a "common EU position" on a resolution
endorsing the Goldstone Report recommendations. According to
Martins, the EU was currently in negotiations with the
Palestinians on the final text of the resolution, which she
believed would be amended by November 5. She pointed out
that the EU was also coordinating closely with the U.S. to
ensure that the resolution did not have negative effects on
the peace process.
For more reporting from Embassy Lisbon and information about Portugal,
please see our Intelink site:
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/portal:port ugal
BALLARD