Identifier
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09TRIPOLI361
2009-04-30 16:42:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Tripoli
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LIBYA WILL NOT OPPOSE LETTERS TO IRAN, SYRIA; WILL CONTINUE

Tags:  PREL UNSC IR CY SY LY 
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FM AMEMBASSY TRIPOLI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 4777
INFO RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 0180
RUEHNC/AMEMBASSY NICOSIA 0005
RUEHTRO/AMEMBASSY TRIPOLI 5307
UNCLAS TRIPOLI 000361 

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

DEPT FOR IO/PSC (HVONBEHREN) AND NEA/MAG (AJOHNSON)

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL UNSC IR CY SY LY
SUBJECT: LIBYA WILL NOT OPPOSE LETTERS TO IRAN, SYRIA; WILL CONTINUE
TO OPPOSE NOTE VERBALE

REF: STATE 43057

UNCLAS TRIPOLI 000361

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

DEPT FOR IO/PSC (HVONBEHREN) AND NEA/MAG (AJOHNSON)

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL UNSC IR CY SY LY
SUBJECT: LIBYA WILL NOT OPPOSE LETTERS TO IRAN, SYRIA; WILL CONTINUE
TO OPPOSE NOTE VERBALE

REF: STATE 43057


1. (SBU) Ambassador, after coordinating with the French
ambassador (UK COM was out with Tony Blair all day),raised
reftel points with Mohammed Siala, Secretary for Arab Affairs of
the General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and
International Cooperation (MFA-equivalent) on April 30. Siala
told the Ambassador that he was running the International
Organizations branch of MFA while FM Musa Kusa was in Doha and
IO Director Mahdi al-Majrabi was in Cuba, but that he was not
familiar with the Monchegorsk incident. After studying the
points provided by Ambassador and consulting with colleagues
over P-3 demarche, Siala informed the Ambassador that Libya
would not oppose sending letters to both Syria and Iran. The
GOL will continue to oppose issuing a Note Verbale to all UN
Member states, however, citing both lack of precedent and that
there were "quieter ways" to send the same message. Siala said
this position had been conveyed to UNPermrep Shalgham.

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