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10ATHENS139
2010-02-25 14:07:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Athens
Cable title:
Greeks on Goldstone Report Follow-Up
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ATHENS 000139
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AMEMBASSY ASTANA PASS TO AMCONSUL ALMATY
AMEMBASSY ANKARA PASS TO AMCONSUL ADANA
AMEMBASSY BELGRADE PASS TO AMEMBASSY PODGORICA
AMEMBASSY ATHENS PASS TO AMCONSUL THESSALONIKI
AMEMBASSY MOSCOW PASS TO AMCONSUL VLADIVOSTOK
AMEMBASSY BERLIN PASS TO AMCONSUL DUSSELDORF
AMEMBASSY MOSCOW PASS TO AMCONSUL YEKATERINBURG
AMEMBASSY BERLIN PASS TO AMCONSUL LEIPZIG
AMEMBASSY HELSINKI PASS TO AMCONSUL ST PETERSBURG
E.O. 12958: DECL: 2020/02/25
TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM UNGA GR
SUBJECT: Greeks on Goldstone Report Follow-Up
REF: STATE 15722
CLASSIFIED BY: George Frowick, Political Counselor; REASON: 1.4(B),
(D)
C O N F I D E N T I A L ATHENS 000139
SIPDIS
AMEMBASSY ASTANA PASS TO AMCONSUL ALMATY
AMEMBASSY ANKARA PASS TO AMCONSUL ADANA
AMEMBASSY BELGRADE PASS TO AMEMBASSY PODGORICA
AMEMBASSY ATHENS PASS TO AMCONSUL THESSALONIKI
AMEMBASSY MOSCOW PASS TO AMCONSUL VLADIVOSTOK
AMEMBASSY BERLIN PASS TO AMCONSUL DUSSELDORF
AMEMBASSY MOSCOW PASS TO AMCONSUL YEKATERINBURG
AMEMBASSY BERLIN PASS TO AMCONSUL LEIPZIG
AMEMBASSY HELSINKI PASS TO AMCONSUL ST PETERSBURG
E.O. 12958: DECL: 2020/02/25
TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM UNGA GR
SUBJECT: Greeks on Goldstone Report Follow-Up
REF: STATE 15722
CLASSIFIED BY: George Frowick, Political Counselor; REASON: 1.4(B),
(D)
1. (C) On February 25, POLOFF discussed Ref points on U.S.
positions on the upcoming UNGA vote on the Goldstone Report with
Stelios Gavriil, MFA A6 Directorate for Arab Countries and the
Middle East. Gavriil stated that Greece intended to abstain in the
upcoming vote.
2. (C) According to Gavriil, Greece's abstention in the previous
November 5, 2009 vote was the first time Greece had not sided with
the Palestinian position, and the decision was thus warmly received
by Israel. The abstention was due to two factors: 1) Greece
didn't want the Goldstone issue to interfere with ongoing Middle
East peace talks, and 2) Greece wanted to follow EU consensus.
This time around, Greece would follow the EU majority position
advocating abstention (Gavriil noted that the EU nations were split
into three different camps). In addition, Greece felt that Special
Envoy Mitchell's efforts were positive and did not want to distract
from his progress.
SPECKHARD
SIPDIS
AMEMBASSY ASTANA PASS TO AMCONSUL ALMATY
AMEMBASSY ANKARA PASS TO AMCONSUL ADANA
AMEMBASSY BELGRADE PASS TO AMEMBASSY PODGORICA
AMEMBASSY ATHENS PASS TO AMCONSUL THESSALONIKI
AMEMBASSY MOSCOW PASS TO AMCONSUL VLADIVOSTOK
AMEMBASSY BERLIN PASS TO AMCONSUL DUSSELDORF
AMEMBASSY MOSCOW PASS TO AMCONSUL YEKATERINBURG
AMEMBASSY BERLIN PASS TO AMCONSUL LEIPZIG
AMEMBASSY HELSINKI PASS TO AMCONSUL ST PETERSBURG
E.O. 12958: DECL: 2020/02/25
TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM UNGA GR
SUBJECT: Greeks on Goldstone Report Follow-Up
REF: STATE 15722
CLASSIFIED BY: George Frowick, Political Counselor; REASON: 1.4(B),
(D)
1. (C) On February 25, POLOFF discussed Ref points on U.S.
positions on the upcoming UNGA vote on the Goldstone Report with
Stelios Gavriil, MFA A6 Directorate for Arab Countries and the
Middle East. Gavriil stated that Greece intended to abstain in the
upcoming vote.
2. (C) According to Gavriil, Greece's abstention in the previous
November 5, 2009 vote was the first time Greece had not sided with
the Palestinian position, and the decision was thus warmly received
by Israel. The abstention was due to two factors: 1) Greece
didn't want the Goldstone issue to interfere with ongoing Middle
East peace talks, and 2) Greece wanted to follow EU consensus.
This time around, Greece would follow the EU majority position
advocating abstention (Gavriil noted that the EU nations were split
into three different camps). In addition, Greece felt that Special
Envoy Mitchell's efforts were positive and did not want to distract
from his progress.
SPECKHARD