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