Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09NICOSIA125
2009-02-13 14:22:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Nicosia
Cable title:
MONCHEGORSK: CARGO OFFLOADED
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C O N F I D E N T I A L NICOSIA 000125
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR, NEA, INL, L, P, ISN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/14/2019
TAGS: PARM MNUC PREL SY IR CY
SUBJECT: MONCHEGORSK: CARGO OFFLOADED
REF: A. IIR 6 823 0067 09
B. USUN-DOS EMAIL OF 2/13/09
C. NICOSIA 104 AND OTHERS
Classified By: DCM Jonathan Cohen, Reasons 1.4 (b),(d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L NICOSIA 000125
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR, NEA, INL, L, P, ISN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/14/2019
TAGS: PARM MNUC PREL SY IR CY
SUBJECT: MONCHEGORSK: CARGO OFFLOADED
REF: A. IIR 6 823 0067 09
B. USUN-DOS EMAIL OF 2/13/09
C. NICOSIA 104 AND OTHERS
Classified By: DCM Jonathan Cohen, Reasons 1.4 (b),(d)
1. (C) Embassy officials at the Port of Limassol confirmed
on February 13 the 0700 hrs local quayside arrival of the M/V
Monchegorsk. Unloading of the vessel commenced at 0800 and
ended at 1030; Emboffs counted 98 containers off-loaded.
Port authority contacts report that many of them will remain
at quayside for an indeterminate time, as limited truck
availability will make cargo transfer to the naval facility
at Mari a lengthy and complex undertaking (Ref A).
2. (C) A mid-level Foreign Ministry contact told PolChief on
February 13 that the government was pleased with recent
developments on the Monchegorsk matter, as were "all major
players." Pressed to confirm that that list included Syria
and Iran, the Cypriot diplomat nodded affirmatively and
added, "it seems so."
3. (C) Late in the evening on February 12, after news
reports had revealed the ship would pull into port the
following day, the Ambassador telephoned Palace Diplomatic
Coordinator Leonidas Pantelides. Pantelides confirmed the
media accounts, adding that there were three containers whose
contents the maritime inspectors had been unable to discern
(note: this jibes with the most recent RoC letter to the
Sanctions Committee, dated February 12 (Ref B)). Pantelides
declined the Ambassador's offer of USG technical assistance
in determining the containers' contents.
Urbancic
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR, NEA, INL, L, P, ISN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/14/2019
TAGS: PARM MNUC PREL SY IR CY
SUBJECT: MONCHEGORSK: CARGO OFFLOADED
REF: A. IIR 6 823 0067 09
B. USUN-DOS EMAIL OF 2/13/09
C. NICOSIA 104 AND OTHERS
Classified By: DCM Jonathan Cohen, Reasons 1.4 (b),(d)
1. (C) Embassy officials at the Port of Limassol confirmed
on February 13 the 0700 hrs local quayside arrival of the M/V
Monchegorsk. Unloading of the vessel commenced at 0800 and
ended at 1030; Emboffs counted 98 containers off-loaded.
Port authority contacts report that many of them will remain
at quayside for an indeterminate time, as limited truck
availability will make cargo transfer to the naval facility
at Mari a lengthy and complex undertaking (Ref A).
2. (C) A mid-level Foreign Ministry contact told PolChief on
February 13 that the government was pleased with recent
developments on the Monchegorsk matter, as were "all major
players." Pressed to confirm that that list included Syria
and Iran, the Cypriot diplomat nodded affirmatively and
added, "it seems so."
3. (C) Late in the evening on February 12, after news
reports had revealed the ship would pull into port the
following day, the Ambassador telephoned Palace Diplomatic
Coordinator Leonidas Pantelides. Pantelides confirmed the
media accounts, adding that there were three containers whose
contents the maritime inspectors had been unable to discern
(note: this jibes with the most recent RoC letter to the
Sanctions Committee, dated February 12 (Ref B)). Pantelides
declined the Ambassador's offer of USG technical assistance
in determining the containers' contents.
Urbancic