Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09STATE87453
2009-08-21 18:39:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Secretary of State
Cable title:
CYPRUS - SOMALIA PIRACY CONTACT GROUP: GOC
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UNCLAS STATE 087453
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MARR MOPS PREL CY TU
SUBJECT: CYPRUS - SOMALIA PIRACY CONTACT GROUP: GOC
PLANNING MONETARY CONTRIBUTION, PRESSING FOR PARTICIPATION.
REF: NICOSIA 537
In response to reftel request for guidance, post is requested
to pass the following information to the GOC regarding the
Contact Group for Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS).
-- The USG views the planned Cypriot donation to the CGPCS
Trust Fund as entirely appropriate and congratulates GOC on
its notable gesture of support for CGPCS efforts to
facilitate the prosecution of suspected pirates.
-- The USG welcomes GOC participation in all CGPCS fora. We
understand that Japan, chair of the Fourth Plenary in New
York City on September 10, has issued invitations to Cyprus
and other interested nations to participate in this meeting.
-- USG hopes that GOC, as a full CGPCS participant, will
undertake to prosecute pirates attacking Cypriot-flagged,
-owned, or )crewed ships; discourage the payment of ransoms
that fuel piracy; and encourage its registry fleet to
implement Best Management Practices for ship self-defense.
CLINTON
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MARR MOPS PREL CY TU
SUBJECT: CYPRUS - SOMALIA PIRACY CONTACT GROUP: GOC
PLANNING MONETARY CONTRIBUTION, PRESSING FOR PARTICIPATION.
REF: NICOSIA 537
In response to reftel request for guidance, post is requested
to pass the following information to the GOC regarding the
Contact Group for Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS).
-- The USG views the planned Cypriot donation to the CGPCS
Trust Fund as entirely appropriate and congratulates GOC on
its notable gesture of support for CGPCS efforts to
facilitate the prosecution of suspected pirates.
-- The USG welcomes GOC participation in all CGPCS fora. We
understand that Japan, chair of the Fourth Plenary in New
York City on September 10, has issued invitations to Cyprus
and other interested nations to participate in this meeting.
-- USG hopes that GOC, as a full CGPCS participant, will
undertake to prosecute pirates attacking Cypriot-flagged,
-owned, or )crewed ships; discourage the payment of ransoms
that fuel piracy; and encourage its registry fleet to
implement Best Management Practices for ship self-defense.
CLINTON