Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09ROME434
2009-04-17 09:54:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Rome
Cable title:
ITALY YES ON KOSOVO IMF AND WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP
how-toVZCZCXYZ0000 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHRO #0434 1070954 ZNY CCCCC ZZH R 170954Z APR 09 FM AMEMBASSY ROME TO RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1937
C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 000434
SIPDIS
TREASURY FOR DANIEL SCHMERIN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/16/2019
TAGS: ECON EFIN PREL IT KV
SUBJECT: ITALY YES ON KOSOVO IMF AND WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP
REF: SECSTATE 33709
Classified By: Mincouns for Economic Affairs Tom Delare for reasons 1.5
(b) and (d)
(C) Per reftel instructions, Charge on April 15 raised
subject demarche with Vittorio Grilli, Director General of
the Treasury, the number two official at the Ministry of
Economics and Finance. Grilli said the GOI fully supports
Kosovo's membership bid in both organizations, consistent
with the Italian government's recognition of Kosovo as a
sovereign independent state. Italy will make its voice heard
through the written procedure described in reftel. Post will
follow up with appropriate officials in the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs to urge them to instruct their diplomats
abroad to lobby their respective host governments.
DIBBLE