Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09NICOSIA226
2009-04-02 11:12:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Nicosia
Cable title:
CYPRUS WELCOMES CONCLUSIONS OF U.S.
how-toVZCZCXRO7566 RR RUEHDBU RUEHFL RUEHKW RUEHLA RUEHNP RUEHROV RUEHSR DE RUEHNC #0226 0921112 ZNY CCCCC ZZH R 021112Z APR 09 FM AMEMBASSY NICOSIA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 9760 INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL 0031 RUEHIL/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD 0465 RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 1414 RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS
C O N F I D E N T I A L NICOSIA 000226
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR, SCA, IO
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/31/2019
TAGS: PREL MARR MOPS AF CY USAID
SUBJECT: CYPRUS WELCOMES CONCLUSIONS OF U.S.
AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN STRATEGIC REVIEW
REF: A. SECSTATE 29482
B. EMBASSY-EUR/SE EMAIL OF 3/30/09
C. NICOSIA 221
D. SECSTATE 28929
Classified By: DCM Jonathan Cohen, Reasons 1.4 (b),(d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L NICOSIA 000226
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR, SCA, IO
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/31/2019
TAGS: PREL MARR MOPS AF CY USAID
SUBJECT: CYPRUS WELCOMES CONCLUSIONS OF U.S.
AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN STRATEGIC REVIEW
REF: A. SECSTATE 29482
B. EMBASSY-EUR/SE EMAIL OF 3/30/09
C. NICOSIA 221
D. SECSTATE 28929
Classified By: DCM Jonathan Cohen, Reasons 1.4 (b),(d)
1. (C) In response to Ref A, DCM on March 30 delivered U.S.
Afghanistan-Pakistan white paper to Cypriot MFA Political
Director Rhea Yiordamlis. Cyprus was concerned by the
security situation in the region, Yiordamlis responded (Ref
B). As such, the government had sent a high-level envoy to
the March 31 conference in The Hague, Deputy FM Nicholas
Emiliou (FM Markos Kyprianou had wanted to attend, but other
business prevented him.) The Foreign Ministry was
considering some type of &joint assistance package8 for
Afghanistan and Pakistan, she continued. It likely would not
be finalized until after the upcoming Pakistan pledging
conference in Tokyo, however, and MFA leaders still had to
convince the Finance Ministry to release funds.
2. (C) Cyprus years earlier had attempted to finance in part
the Spanish-led Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in
Qala-e-Naw, Yiordamlis explained, and had obtained Madrid's
buy-in. Turkey had protested and managed to scuttle the
arrangement, however. The government might be interested in
trying to financially support another PRT, she ventured,
without providing further details.
Urbancic
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR, SCA, IO
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/31/2019
TAGS: PREL MARR MOPS AF CY USAID
SUBJECT: CYPRUS WELCOMES CONCLUSIONS OF U.S.
AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN STRATEGIC REVIEW
REF: A. SECSTATE 29482
B. EMBASSY-EUR/SE EMAIL OF 3/30/09
C. NICOSIA 221
D. SECSTATE 28929
Classified By: DCM Jonathan Cohen, Reasons 1.4 (b),(d)
1. (C) In response to Ref A, DCM on March 30 delivered U.S.
Afghanistan-Pakistan white paper to Cypriot MFA Political
Director Rhea Yiordamlis. Cyprus was concerned by the
security situation in the region, Yiordamlis responded (Ref
B). As such, the government had sent a high-level envoy to
the March 31 conference in The Hague, Deputy FM Nicholas
Emiliou (FM Markos Kyprianou had wanted to attend, but other
business prevented him.) The Foreign Ministry was
considering some type of &joint assistance package8 for
Afghanistan and Pakistan, she continued. It likely would not
be finalized until after the upcoming Pakistan pledging
conference in Tokyo, however, and MFA leaders still had to
convince the Finance Ministry to release funds.
2. (C) Cyprus years earlier had attempted to finance in part
the Spanish-led Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in
Qala-e-Naw, Yiordamlis explained, and had obtained Madrid's
buy-in. Turkey had protested and managed to scuttle the
arrangement, however. The government might be interested in
trying to financially support another PRT, she ventured,
without providing further details.
Urbancic