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09STOCKHOLM729
2009-11-20 10:33:00
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Embassy Stockholm
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SWEDEN ON OUR CONCERNS WITH SERBIA'S PROPOSED ANNEX AT

Tags:  IO PREL ECON ECPS KVPR ITU SW 
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UNCLAS STOCKHOLM 000729 

DEPT FOR EUR/SCE AND EEB/CIP

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958:N/A
TAGS: IO PREL ECON ECPS KVPR ITU SW
SUBJECT: SWEDEN ON OUR CONCERNS WITH SERBIA'S PROPOSED ANNEX AT
ITU'S SG2 MEETING

REF: STATE 118806

UNCLAS STOCKHOLM 000729

DEPT FOR EUR/SCE AND EEB/CIP

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958:N/A
TAGS: IO PREL ECON ECPS KVPR ITU SW
SUBJECT: SWEDEN ON OUR CONCERNS WITH SERBIA'S PROPOSED ANNEX AT
ITU'S SG2 MEETING

REF: STATE 118806


1. (U) Post relayed reftel points to Foreign Ministry desk officer
for Serbia and Kosovo, Ms. Asa Pehrson. She was aware of the issue,
as her Kosovo contacts have expressed concern about Serbia's
proposed Annex at the ITU Study Group 2 meeting underway in Geneva.
She was happy to get additional background materials from us, and
she promised to look into the issue.


2. (U) We also raised our concerns with officials at the Ministry
of Enterprise, Energy, and Communication's Division for IT-policy.
Ms. My Bergdahl of that Division coordinates issues related to ITU,
although Sweden is represented by officials from its Post and
Telecom Agency at Study Group 2 meetings in Geneva. Bergdahl told
us that "Sweden follows the discussion in the SG2," but that it has
not thus far expressed an opinion about Serbia's proposed Annex. We
argued that this is a highly politicized issue, encouraging the
Division for IT-policy to ensure that it conveyed a coordinated
Government position to its experts in Geneva.


3. (U) In response to our discussion, we heard back from My
Bergdahl, who had consulted with the Foreign Ministry. She told us
that "Sweden will not oppose the adoption of Annex G in the form
which is presently discussed in Study Group 2." She noted that the
text which is discussed in Geneva right now no longer contains the
problematic wording "recognized by the United Nations", which has
improved the text, in her opinion. Finally, she noted that "what we
are dealing with is an Annex to a recommendation, thus it is not a
binding regulation." Bergdahl further noted that, according to WTSA
resolution 20, the Director of the T-Section (presently Malcolm
Johnsson) is the person who decides about allocation of country
codes.

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