Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09ROME753
2009-06-26 16:31:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Rome
Cable title:
AFGHANISTAN: ITALY WILL PUSH FOR CREDIBLE ELECTIONS
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 000753
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/27/2019
TAGS: PREL PGOV NATO IT AF
SUBJECT: AFGHANISTAN: ITALY WILL PUSH FOR CREDIBLE ELECTIONS
REF: STATE 63551
Classified By: Political Minister-Counselor Barbara A. Leaf for Reasons
1.4 (B) and (D)
C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 000753
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/27/2019
TAGS: PREL PGOV NATO IT AF
SUBJECT: AFGHANISTAN: ITALY WILL PUSH FOR CREDIBLE ELECTIONS
REF: STATE 63551
Classified By: Political Minister-Counselor Barbara A. Leaf for Reasons
1.4 (B) and (D)
1. (C) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA
Secretary General Giampiero Massolo on June 23 and POLOFF
delivered it to Italian MFA Afghan Unit Director Sergio
Mercuri on June 22. Both Massolo and Mercuri said that
Italy, in its role as G8 President and ISAF contributor, will
continue to push for and make statements in support of
credible, fair and balanced elections in Afghanistan.
Mercuri noted that Italy had taken positive note of President
Obama's statement and had inserted similar language into the
draft Statement on Afghanistan and Pakistan being negotiated
for the Trieste Foreign Ministerial/Af-Pak Regional
Conference. POLOFF also delivered points to a Luigi
Gianniti, top aide to Center-Right Senate Foreign Relations
Committee Chairman Lamberto Dini, and to Emilio Ciarlo, a top
Parliamentary Aide to the opposition Center-Left Partito
Democratico (PD). Ciarlo indicated that this was important
information to combat the misperception among PD
parliamentarians that the U.S. is backing Karzai.
DIBBLE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/27/2019
TAGS: PREL PGOV NATO IT AF
SUBJECT: AFGHANISTAN: ITALY WILL PUSH FOR CREDIBLE ELECTIONS
REF: STATE 63551
Classified By: Political Minister-Counselor Barbara A. Leaf for Reasons
1.4 (B) and (D)
1. (C) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA
Secretary General Giampiero Massolo on June 23 and POLOFF
delivered it to Italian MFA Afghan Unit Director Sergio
Mercuri on June 22. Both Massolo and Mercuri said that
Italy, in its role as G8 President and ISAF contributor, will
continue to push for and make statements in support of
credible, fair and balanced elections in Afghanistan.
Mercuri noted that Italy had taken positive note of President
Obama's statement and had inserted similar language into the
draft Statement on Afghanistan and Pakistan being negotiated
for the Trieste Foreign Ministerial/Af-Pak Regional
Conference. POLOFF also delivered points to a Luigi
Gianniti, top aide to Center-Right Senate Foreign Relations
Committee Chairman Lamberto Dini, and to Emilio Ciarlo, a top
Parliamentary Aide to the opposition Center-Left Partito
Democratico (PD). Ciarlo indicated that this was important
information to combat the misperception among PD
parliamentarians that the U.S. is backing Karzai.
DIBBLE