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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07ROME1324 |
THE PRODI GOVERNMENT:LIMPING FROM SCANDAL TO [...] (C/NF) PM Prodi has stumbled through a series of tight votes since his government nearly collapsed in February. Scandals, poor results in local elections and political stalemate have demoralized much of his coalition as both his left and centrist flanks talk of hardening their stance on issues [...] |
2007-06-15 12:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV IT |
| 07ROME1325 |
NO ITALIAN BILATERAL SUPPORT AVAILABLE FOR UNRWA [...] (SBU) Econoff discussed reftel points with several contacts at the MFA's Office of Development Cooperation (ODC) June 11 and 14. Contacts stated that there were no MFA bilateral assistance funds available to assist Lebanon; rather, ODC and the Italian Embassy in Beirut would work with the U [...] |
2007-06-15 13:36:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL KWBG EU LE IT |
| 07ROME1327 |
ITALY SUPPORTS ARMS TRADE TREATY, LOBBYING [...] (U) Poloffs delivered reftel demarche to MFA UN Office Director Leonardo Bencini and Chemical Weapons Coordinator Giulio Picheca June 12, noting U.S. concerns that the proposed Arms Trade Treaty will provide governments a fig leaf for arms exports, and urging that countries implement strict do [...] |
2007-06-15 14:47:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM ETTC KOMC UNDC |
| 07ROME1329 |
EDISON: PROBLEMATIC EU DECISION ON POSEIDON [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. Italian energy company Edison views the EU Commission's May 22 ruling on third party access exemption for the Poseidon pipeline as flawed but sufficient for construction to proceed. Edison's [...] |
2007-06-15 17:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ENTG ETRD AJ GR TU IT |
| 07ROME1332 |
ITALIANS SUPPORTIVE OF KEEPING COUNTRY SPECIFIC [...] No summary [...] |
2007-06-16 11:54:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC PREL IT |
| 07ROME1333 |
KOSOVO: ITALIANS NOT READY TO DISCUSS INDEPENDENCE [...] (C/NF) FM D'Alema is convinced of the need to exhaust every means possible to reach consensus on a resolution even if it meant a 120-180 day delay. The Italian MFA, therefore, will not engage at this point on discussions related to a unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo absent a [...] |
2007-06-18 12:11:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UNSC SR YI IT |
| 07ROME134 |
GOI THOUGHTS ON ENERGY SECURITY IN ADVANCE OF THE [...] (U) On January 19, Econoff delivered ref A talking points on energy security to Gianni Manfredi, the Italian MFA official responsible for energy issues. Manfredi said the GOI agrees with the "general thrust" of the EU energy policy released January 10, but noted the need for further work on [...] |
2007-01-22 14:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EPET ETRD IT |
| 07ROME1369 |
CENTER-LEFT ELEMENTS SOFT-PEDALING ON DRUGS [...] (C) Summary: During last year's electoral campaign, the center-left coalition consistently made clear that a top priority would be to abolish a relatively tough anti-drug law passed by the previous Berlusconi government. However, it is not clear that coalition members who advocate overhauling [...] |
2007-06-21 15:01:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR UNCDN EU AF IT |
| 07ROME1388 |
ITALY AGREES HYBRID AU/UN FORCE IN DARFUR A [...] (C) Summary: During June 21 meetings with Italian officials, IO/PSC Office Director Douglas Wake discussed Sudan, Lebanon, Chad, and peacekeeping operations. On Darfur, Wake stressed the need to move forward quickly with the hybrid force while remaining willing to consider sanctions if Khart [...] |
2007-06-25 13:57:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL LE XF SU CD UN IT |
| 07ROME140 |
ITALY'S TRADE AND INVESTMENT WITH CHINA [...] (U) Trade and investment between Italy and China will reach record levels in 2006, likely surpassing 2005's 18.7 billion euro in trade. The countries made a concerted effort to increase bilateral trade and investment in 2006, including the largest-ever Italian trade delegation to China and c [...] |
2007-01-23 12:23:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD CH IT |
| 07ROME1400 |
ITALY: ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES [...] No summary [...] |
2007-06-27 11:09:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP KN PARM IR UN IT |
| 07ROME1412 |
ITALY TO ABSTAIN IN EU VOTE ON "HERCULEX" GM CORN [...] (U) On June 22, Minister Counselor for Agricultural Affairs delivered Ref A points on EU approval for a biotech corn variety, "Herculex Root Worm," for feed and food purposes to Dr. Romano Marabelli, Ministry of Health Director General for Animal and Human Health. Marabelli confirmed that, as [...] |
2007-06-27 16:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON EU IT |
| 07ROME1432 |
ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER RAISES ALPHA MAGNETIC [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C/NF) During President Bush's June 9 meeting in Rome, Prime Minister Romano Prodi raised the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (aka anti-matter spectrometer - AMS) experiment, saying that the GOI hoped the AMS would be carried on the [...] |
2007-06-28 17:09:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | TSPA PREL KSCA NASA IT |
| 07ROME1469 |
ITALY - REQUEST FOR INDENTIFIER AND BACKGROUND [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered July 3 reftel non-paper requesting additional background information on individuals and entities listed in UNSCRs 1737 and 1747 to the MFA's Office for International Cooperation on Counterterrorism and the Ministry of Finance's Office for the Prevention of Financial C [...] |
2007-07-05 15:37:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KNNP PARM PREL UN IR IT |
| 07ROME147 |
INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 - ITALY, PART I [...] This is part one of a two-part cable on Italy's investment climate. 2. SUMMARY: While the Government of Italy (GOI) continues to court foreign investors, the GOI still needs to enact economic reforms and take other steps to ensure a more welcoming investment climate. Current positives in [...] |
2007-01-23 16:13:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT |
| 07ROME1472 |
ITALY HAS MIXED VIEWS ON HRC SESSION [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Office Director for Human Rights Laura Carpini July 5. Carpini said Italy was "not overwhelmingly happy" with the results of the Council's fifth session, but suggested that the compromise was necessary to move the Council forward. Considering the [...] |
2007-07-06 10:01:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EUN UNHRC IT |
| 07ROME1486 |
ITALY IPR: EMBASSY HOSTED VIDEO WEBCHAT UNITES [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Rome recently hosted a live on-line conversation on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) between a top representative from Italy's largest labor union and another from its preeminent industry association--a first. Over the course of an hour, both presenters emphasized the dama [...] |
2007-07-06 14:35:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV KIPR IT |
| 07ROME1487 |
ITALIAN REACTIONS TO USG PROPOSALS AT NUCLEAR [...] (C) After a lengthy delay occasioned by the travel of the Italian official responsible for nonproliferation and export control issues and other postponements on the Italian side, Econoff recently succeeded in exchanging views on USG proposals for information sharing at the Nuclear Suppliers Gr [...] |
2007-07-06 15:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CBW ETTC MNUC KNNP IAEA IR IT |
| 07ROME1489 |
ITALY MULLING ASSISTANCE FOR LAF [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director for Levant, Danielle Bosio and MOD Office of the Diplomatic Advisor Antonella Remia July 5. ODC also delivered the points to the Italian Defense General Staff. MOD Diplomatic Advisor Achille Amerio told poloff July 6 that senior Leb [...] |
2007-07-06 16:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL LE IT |
| 07ROME149 |
INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 - ITALY, PART II [...] This is part two of a two-part cable on Italy's investment climate. (See ref A for part one.) BILATERAL INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS ------------------------------- 2. As of December 2006, Italy has bilateral investment agreements with the following countries: Albania Algeria Angola (s [...] |
2007-01-23 16:36:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT |
| 07ROME1493 |
CUBA AND INTERNET FREEDOM [...] (C) Poloff raised reftel points with MFA Caribbean and Central America Office Director Michele Pala on July 9. He also provided detailed background information and urged that the GOI look for opportunities to help expand internet access for Cuban civil society. 2. (C) Pala said that Ital [...] |
2007-07-09 11:51:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | CU ECON EINT PREL TINT XG XL IT |
| 07ROME1494 |
VELTRONI: LIFELINE FOR LEFT, BUT MIGHT SINK PRODI [...] (C/NF) Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni's candidacy and near coronation as leader of the soon-to-be Democratic Party (PD) establishes him as an alternative pole of leadership to PM Prodi within the center left. Veltroni, who successfully presents himself as a political outsider despite a lifetime a [...] |
2007-07-09 11:51:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV IT |
| 07ROME1497 |
ITALIANS CAUTIOUS ON UN ENVOY FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) In bilateral meetings on the fringes of the Rome Afghan conference, Italy's prime minister and foreign minister guardedly welcomed the prospect of a new, high-level UN envoy for Afghanistan. But PM Prodi told USUN Amb Khalilzad it would be important for such an envoy to have adequate res [...] |
2007-07-09 17:12:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IT |
| 07ROME1511 |
GOI SHARES ITS THOUGHTS ON ENI-GAZPROM "SOUTH [...] (C) Summary. In meetings with Econoff to discuss the agreement between Eni and Gazprom to build the "South Stream" natural gas pipeline connecting Russia and Bulgaria, GOI officials emphasized their continued commitment to the Turkey-Greece-Italy pipeline, which will carry Azeri natural gas [...] |
2007-07-11 15:38:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET IT |
| 07ROME152 |
ITALY'S TRADE AND INVESTMENT WITH CUBA [...] (U) Italy is Cuba's eighth-largest trading partner and consistently runs a large trade surplus with Cuba. Italian exports to Cuba increased in 2006 after several years of decline, while imports remain limited. Foreign direct investment, focused on the tourism and telecom sectors, has declin [...] |
2007-01-24 10:48:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV CU IT |
| 07ROME1542 |
ITALY CONFIRMS IT HAS ITS OWN IOM DG CANDIDATE [...] (C) Poloff met July 17, 2007 with MFA Office Director for Migration and Asylum Marco Matacotta Cordella and urged Italy to support the candidacy of Ambassador William Lacy Swing for Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Matacotta Cordella said he appreciated [...] |
2007-07-17 15:56:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG IT |
| 07ROME1559 |
ITALY WILL MAINTAIN CONSENSUS FOR COMMUNITY OF [...] (C) Poloff discussed reftel points with MFA Office Director for OSCE Brunella Borzi Cornacchia July 20 and urged Italy to help maintain the consensus achieved in the June Community of Democracies Convening Group meeting. He also raised the possibility of extending an invitation to Taiwan to [...] |
2007-07-20 16:57:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA IT |
| 07ROME1584 |
ITALY WILL CONSIDER UNESCO HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-07-25 16:43:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | UNESCO IT |
| 07ROME1588 |
D'ALEMA/KOSOVO: CAN'T LET RUSSIA IMPOSE WILL ON [...] (C) The Ambassador probed FM D'Alema on Kosovo in a meeting on July 23, shortly after the minister returned from the GAERC. Ambassador noted that the situation was dangerous, and could blow up in Europe's face if there were no independence. FM D'Alema said recognition of Kosovo independen [...] |
2007-07-26 11:08:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IT |
| 07ROME1589 |
ITALY CONCURS ON ATTENDANCE FOR GEORGIA/UNOMIG [...] No summary [...] |
2007-07-26 11:50:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC GG RS IT |
| 07ROME1598 |
ITALY SHARES CONCERN ABOUT MEDIA FREEDOM IN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Office Director for Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Europe Marco Clemente July 25 and discussed recent troubling developments in regard to media freedom, freedom of assembly and due process in Azerbaijan. Poloff urged Italy to maintain its [...] |
2007-07-26 14:57:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV OSCE KDEM EUN AJ IT |
| 07ROME162 |
A/S FRIED DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, KOSOVO, MIDDLE [...] (C/NF) EUR A/S Daniel Fried discussed Afghanistan, Kosovo and the Middle East with GOI officials in January 10-11 meetings in Rome. (Fried meetings with PM Prodi and FM D'Alema reported septel) On the Middle East, Fried stated that the administration would focus significant attention on the re [...] |
2007-01-25 08:51:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MOPS NATO IT |
| 07ROME1629 |
ITALY SUPPORTS AMIS-UNAMID TRANSITION LANGUAGE IF [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Office Director for East Africa Fabrizio Pignatelli July 30 and pressed him to instruct the Italian mission in New York to support draft language on transition timing from AMIS to UNAMID. 2. (C) Pignatelli said Italy understands the need to move [...] |
2007-07-30 16:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO SU IT |
| 07ROME163 |
ITALIAN FM: NO MORE ON MILITARY SIDE IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) A/S Fried urged FM D'Alema to bring to the NATO ministerial on Afghanistan ideas for an enhanced commitment, including on caveats, to the multinational effort there. D'Alema responded flatly that Italy could not do more on the military side, although it would confirm its commitment. When [...] |
2007-01-25 08:52:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR NATO IT |
| 07ROME1645 |
MRS. PRODI'S TRAVEL TO NEW YORK UNCONFIRMED [...] No summary [...] |
2007-08-01 11:51:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA IT |
| 07ROME1657 |
MODIFYING THE ARMS EMBARGO UNDER UNSC DR CONGO [...] No summary [...] |
2007-08-02 16:01:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL |
| 07ROME1676 |
ITALY: 62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: INTERIM REPORT ON [...] (U) Information follows according to format in reftel: A. Attendance of the Head of State: President Napolitano will not/not attend UNGA. B. Attendance of the Head of Government. -- Name and title: Romano Prodi, Prime Minister -- Arrival and departure dates to and from New York and [...] |
2007-08-06 09:59:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL OVIP UNGA IT |
| 07ROME17 |
ITALY LOOKS TO SANCTIONS COMMITTEE FOLLOW-UP ON [...] (S/NF) Pol M/C called MFA Political Director Giulio Terzi January 4 to follow up on GOI thinking following passage of UNSCR 1737, and in particular next steps on Bank Sepah and Iran's Aerospace Industries Organnization (AIO). Terzi said the GOI has no plans to withdraw Bank Sepah's authority [...] |
2007-01-04 16:44:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL EFIN KNNP IR UNAUS IT |
| 07ROME1703 |
ITALY RECEPTIVE TO GAER REELECTION TO COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-08-08 10:43:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA IT |
| 07ROME1710 |
ITALY AWAITS DETAILS ON BURUNDIAN NEEDS FOR AMISOM [...] No summary [...] |
2007-08-08 15:51:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MOPS PHUM PREL EUN SO IT |
| 07ROME1722 |
RED CROSS: ITALY NONCOMMITTAL ON STANDING [...] No summary [...] |
2007-08-09 14:35:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM ICRC IT |
| 07ROME1730 |
ITALY: NO TO UNIFIL MANDATE CHANGE; SEEKS EARLY [...] (C) Summary. MFA Near East Office Director Luciano Pezzotti said August 7 that Italy did not want changes to the UNIFIL mandate. He asked for early inclusion in UNSC talks on mandate renewal. PM diplomatic adviser Marco Carnelos echoed this. Both GOI officials stressed to poloff the GOI's [...] |
2007-08-10 12:21:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UN XF LE IT |
| 07ROME175 |
ITALY ON THE UNSC: A EUROPEAN VOICE [...] (C) Summary. Italy enters the UN Security Council under Romano Prodi's center-left government, looking to show its commitment to multilateralism, enhance EU coordination on UNSC issues, and focus on areas within the GOI sphere of influence and where it has troop commitments. The Middle East, [...] |
2007-01-26 11:41:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC IT |
| 07ROME1753 |
ITALY: 62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: FOLLOW-UP REPORT [...] (U) This cable updates information provided ref A. Information follows according to format in ref B: A. Attendance of the Head of State: President Napolitano will not/not attend UNGA. B. Attendance of the Head of Government. -- Name and title: Romano Prodi, Prime Minister -- Arriva [...] |
2007-08-16 13:39:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL OVIP UNGA IT |
| 07ROME1783 |
ITALY'S NATO OFFICE DIRECTOR CALLS U.S. CFE [...] (C) Acting Political Minister Counselor delivered reftel points and non-paper August 20 to MFA NATO Office Director Gianni Bardini who called the approach an extremely constructive breakthrough. He said he was encouraged to see such a positive move forward, and appreciated the USG's efforts [...] |
2007-08-21 10:41:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO OSCE KCFE PARM IT |
| 07ROME1784 |
ITALY CONSIDERING IGAD PARTNERS' FORUM MEETING IN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Acting Office Director for East Africa Domenico Polloni August 21. Polloni said Italy agreed with the U.S. on the importance of full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan, and said the question of an IGAD Partners' Forum (IPF) [...] |
2007-08-21 11:09:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SU IT |
| 07ROME1787 |
ITALY ACCEPTS 46 AFRICAN MIGRANTS RESCUED AT SEA [...] (SBU) On August 20 Embassy Rome made an urgent request per Secstate 116313 for assistance with the 46 African migrants, rescued at sea by the U.S. Navy August 19 in international waters 60 nautical miles off the coast of Libya. The GOI decided late August 20 to take custody of the migrants, [...] |
2007-08-21 16:26:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT MOPS PHSA PHUM PREF SMIG LY TS IS MT |
| 07ROME1789 |
ITALY AGREES IN PRINCIPLE ON UNSCR 1540 COMMITTEE [...] (C) Acting PolMinCouns delivered reftel demarche to MFA Arms Control and Nonproliferation Office Director Filippo Formica and Acting UN Office Director Leonardo Bencini August 22. A/PolMinCouns explained that South African and Indonesian efforts to prevent the internet posting of country ma [...] |
2007-08-22 11:51:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP ID SF IT |
| 07ROME1793 |
ITALIAN INTELLIGENCE REFORM: EXTERNAL/INTERNAL [...] (C/NF) Summary: On August 1, the Italian parliament approved an intelligence reform law that will become effective October 12, 2007. The new law more clearly delineates domestic and external intelligence services while creating a DNI-like coordinator and giving ultimate political authority/re [...] |
2007-08-22 16:37:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PREL PTER IT |
| 07ROME1800 |
ITALY CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR U.S. POSITION ON UNSCR [...] No summary [...] |
2007-08-23 10:41:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP ID SF IT |
| 07ROME1801 |
PROSPECTS FOR ITALIAN A/CFE RATIFICATION TIMING - [...] (C) Following up REF B conversation on A/CFE, MFA NATO Office Director Gianni Bardini called Acting Political Minister-Counselor August 23 to inform that he had made a formal request to the MFA's Legal Advisor for an estimate of how long it would take Italy to ratify the Adapted CFE Treaty. B [...] |
2007-08-23 11:22:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO OSCE KCFE PARM IT |
| 07ROME1841 |
ICG ON SOMALIA: ITALY AGREES ON INVITATIONS TO [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Acting East Africa Office Director Domenico Polloni August 10, requesting Italian support for permanent observer status for Canada and Yemen in the International Contact Group on Somalia in anticipation of the upcoming ICG meeting in Rome September 10. [...] |
2007-08-29 14:23:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SO IT |
| 07ROME1842 |
ITALY: SANNINO ON KOSOVO, IRAN, MEPP, SYRIA - [...] (C/NF) In a wide-ranging conversation over breakfast August 29, the Ambassador discussed Kosovo, Iran, Hamas and Syria with the PM's Senior Diplomatic Advisor (National Security Advisor-Equivalent) Stefano Sannino. Sannino agreed that a UNSCR on Kosovo was unlikely and suggested that the inte [...] |
2007-08-29 16:04:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC KV IR IS WE SY JO IT |
| 07ROME1844 |
SYRIA: ITALY SUPPORTS EU ACTION ON SEIF; WILL [...] (C) Poloff delivered ref A points to the Prime Minister's Diplomatic Advisor on the Middle East, Marco Carnelos, and to the MFA's Acting Office Director for Near East Affairs, Michele Tommasi August 29. Tommasi said the GOI was well aware of the Seif case and supported the EU's plan to appr [...] |
2007-08-30 08:31:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM EUN SY IT |
| 07ROME1856 |
ITALY RESPONSE TO INVITATION TO ATTEND 2007 GNEP [...] In response to Secretary Bodman's invitation to attend the second Ministerial Meeting of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership in Vienna September 16 (ref B), Embassy received a letter on 8/30 informing us that Undersecretary for Economic Development Marco Stradiotto of the Ministry of Econom [...] |
2007-08-30 16:59:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA IT |
| 07ROME1861 |
MRS. PRODI WILL NOT TRAVEL TO UNGA [...] No summary [...] |
2007-08-31 15:28:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA IT |
| 07ROME1872 |
GOI RESPONSE TO USG 2007-2008 SPECIAL 301 [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST (see para 11). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post delivered information on the USG Special 301 Initiative and an IPR Action Plan to Mauro Masi, the Government of Italy's (GOI) Delegate on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and Chief of Cabinet to Massimo D'Alema in his r [...] |
2007-09-04 16:18:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV IT |
| 07ROME1873 |
D'ALEMA, ISCHINGER POINT TO EU FUTURE FOR SERBIA [...] (C/NF) Summary. On August 29, EU representative to the Troika Wolfgang Ischinger met with FM D'Alema in Rome to discuss the way forward on Kosovo. D'Alema and Ischinger agreed that Serbia and Kosovo should look toward EU integration as a way to achieve regional stability. Ischinger stated th [...] |
2007-09-04 16:21:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UNSC SR KV IT |
| 07ROME188 |
PUTIN-PRODI MEETING FOCUSES ON BILATERAL ISSUES [...] (C) Italian PM Prodi's January 23 dinner with Russian President Putin focused largely on bilateral trade issues. According to the MFA Russian Desk, Putin will visit Italy in mid-March for a bilateral visit to Rome and the Vatican and then to Bari for an summit focused primarily on trade, telec [...] |
2007-01-26 16:11:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV RU SR YI IT |
| 07ROME1885 |
ITALIAN EXPORT CREDIT AGENCY WILL LITIGATE TO [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (U) Econoff and Econ Specialist delivered reftel information on recovery of debt owed the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) by the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) to Michal Ron, Head of Claims and International Agreement [...] |
2007-09-06 11:33:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETRD EXIM PREL IT ZI |
| 07ROME1887 |
GOI INTEREST IN USAID ADRIATIC SUSTAINABLE TOURISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Chief of Tourism in the Government of Italy's (GOI) Office of the Prime Minister expressed interest in supporting and contributing to a proposed Adriatic Sustainable Tourism Alliance (ASTA) after meetings with USAID. Our contact requested that a high level USG representat [...] |
2007-09-06 16:22:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECIN ECON EIND ETRD ZL IT |
| 07ROME1889 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JOHN YATES, SPECIAL [...] Embassy Rome grants country clearance to John Yates, Special Envoy to Somalia, to travel to Italy September 09-11, 2007 to attend the Somalia International Conflict Contact Group meeting. 2. Embassy control officer for this visit will be: Christopher Deutsch POLITICAL OFFICER CLASS E- [...] |
2007-09-06 16:26:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AORC IT SO KE |
| 07ROME1900 |
ITALIAN MFA: KAZAKHS USING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES TO [...] (C) Summary. An Italian MFA official told us the Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) is using alleged environmental violations as part of a negotiating strategy aimed at squeezing more money out of the international consortium developing the Kashagan oilfield. Italian oil and gas parastatal Eni [...] |
2007-09-07 14:52:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD ENRG EINV EPET SENV KZ IT |
| 07ROME1906 |
UNGA: ITALY ON HUMAN RIGHTS THEMATIC RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Office Director for Human Rights Laura Carpini August 31. Poloff pressed for Italian support for transmission of the Human Rights Council report to the UN General Assembly Plenary via the Third Committee and communicated USG concerns about the EU-s [...] |
2007-09-07 16:55:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL UNGA IT |
| 07ROME191 |
ITALY: SECTION 1377 TELECOM TRADE AGREEMENTS [...] Econoffs spoke with representatives of Italy's Communications Regulatory Authority (AGCOM) and Telecom Italia about reftel's Italy-specific concerns and questions January 12 and 17. 2. Answers to reftel questions follow: Q: DOES THE REGULATOR CONDUCT A PERIODIC REVIEW WHERE THE INCUMBE [...] |
2007-01-29 07:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON ETRD USTRIT IT |
| 07ROME1916 |
ITALY SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY FOR PART I OF ICAO [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 6. 2. SUMMARY: The Government of Italy (GOI) plans to support the United States's candidacy for re-election to Part I of the ICAO Council. Captain Silvio Manera will lead the Italian delegation to ICAO. The GOI has requested informal reciproc [...] |
2007-09-10 13:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR ICAO PREL IT |
| 07ROME1917 |
ITALY: IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE/MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) On September 7, SciCouns met with Alessandra Molina, Head of Office VII of the MFA's Directorate General for Multilateral Political Affairs and Human Rights to deliver points in para 9 of reftel. Counselor Molina is the "IAEA Desk Officer" (among other responsibilities) and as such will [...] |
2007-09-10 14:03:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL IAEA IT |
| 07ROME1919 |
ITALY: IAEA/IRAN PLAN OF ACTION NO SUBSTITUTE FOR [...] (C) On September 6 the Ambassador spoke with FM D'Alema to convey reftel points highlighting continued USG concerns over the Iranian nuclear program. D'Alema, who was on his way to the Gymnich ministerial requested an immediate copy of the points to review on his way to Portugal, which we prov [...] |
2007-09-10 14:26:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC IAEA IR IT KNNP MNUC |
| 07ROME192 |
PRESSING ITALY ON AFGHANISTAN CAVEATS AND IRAN [...] (C) Visiting EUR/WE director Allegrone urged GOI officials to look hard at ways to enhance Italy's military contribution in Afghanistan. MFA officials responded that they were doing so, but had to tread carefully to avoid a veto of mission funding by far-left members of the governing coaliti [...] |
2007-01-29 10:19:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV XF AF IR IZ LE KNNP IT |
| 07ROME1930 |
ITALY SUPPORTS LAJCAK'S USE OF BONN POWERS [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to Raimondo De Cardona, Head of the MFA Balkans Office, on September 10. De Cardona agreed with the USG assessment that the international community needed to reassert its authority in Bosnia in order to maintain stability and move forward on Dayton implement [...] |
2007-09-11 10:32:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK EU IT |
| 07ROME1938 |
SOMALIA: COMMUNIQUE OF SEPTEMBER 10 ICG MEETING [...] The International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia met in Rome September 10. Details will follow septel. The text of the comminque issued by the ICG at the conclusion of the meeting is in paragraph 2. 2. Begin text of comminique. International Contact Group on Somalia Rome, 10 Septembe [...] |
2007-09-11 16:07:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SO IT |
| 07ROME194 |
ITALY TO PUSH FOR CCW AGREEMENT ON CLUSTER [...] (C) Summary: The GOI generally supports finding ways to limit the use of cluster munitions but does not believe the Oslo Conference is the appropriate venue for the discussion. Italy's center-left coalition government is sympathetic to multilateral efforts that appear to defend humanitarian p [...] |
2007-01-29 15:38:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PARM PREL NATO IT |
| 07ROME1940 |
ITALY: RESPONSE ON HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDTABLE AT 2007 [...] This cable responds to reftel request for information on post's activities to promote democracy and human rights and the Italian government's democracy and human rights priorities. 2. In promoting human rights, Mission Italy has focused on integration of immigrants, particularly Muslims, [...] |
2007-09-11 16:49:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA IT |
| 07ROME1945 |
ITALY PRIVATELY FAVORS ICAO AVIATION EMISSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Government of Italy (GOI) representatives recently indicated unofficially that Italy would prefer a global aviation emissions solution rather than the EU Commission's proposed Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). GOI MFA comments suggest that, with a commitment to global and bindin [...] |
2007-09-12 11:52:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR SENV ECON ETRD XA XB XD XF XG XL IT |
| 07ROME1946 |
ITALY ON UNSC BURMA MEETING [...] (C) Poloff met September 12 with MFA Office Director for Southeast Asia Alberto Vecchi to deliver reftel demarche seeking support for travel by UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari to Burma followed by a formal Security Council meeting on Burma. 2. (C) Vecchi agreed that the situation in Burm [...] |
2007-09-12 13:05:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNSC BU IT |
| 07ROME1947 |
ITALY ON UNSC BURMA MEETING [...] (C) Poloff met September 12 with MFA Office Director for Southeast Asia Alberto Vecchi to deliver reftel demarche seeking support for travel by UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari to Burma followed by a formal Security Council meeting on Burma. 2. (C) Vecchi agreed that the situation in Burm [...] |
2007-09-12 13:46:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BU IT |
| 07ROME1948 |
(C) ITALIANS CONCERNED ABOUT SHARING IRAN-RELATED [...] (C) On September 10, Econoff delivered to the Italian Trade Ministry ref A demarche regarding the USG proposal to release to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Iran-related Nuclear Suppliers' Group (NSG) export denial information. Salvatore Pistorio, the Trade Ministry official r [...] |
2007-09-12 14:47:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM IR IT |
| 07ROME1949 |
D'ALEMA/IRAN: OPEN TO FURTHER UNSC SANCTIONS, [...] (C) The Ambassador engaged FM Massimo D'Alema on Iran and Syria in a meeting on September 12, shortly after the minister returned from trips to the EU GYMNICH, Cairo, Jerusalem, and Ramallah. The conversation also followed recent visits to Italy of Syrian VP al-Shara, Iranian DFM Jalili, Isr [...] |
2007-09-12 16:25:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR AF LE XF UN KNNP IT |
| 07ROME1959 |
AMBASSADOR ASKS SANNINO TO RECONSIDER HIGH-LEVEL [...] (C/NF) On September 13, the Ambassador met with Stefano Sannino, Senior Diplomatic Advisor to PM Prodi. Sannino informed the Ambassador that he would be traveling to Tehran next week to meet Deputy FM Jalili and chief nuclear negotiator Larajani to discuss the nuclear issue, Afghanistan and L [...] |
2007-09-13 15:57:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UNSC IR SU SY IT |
| 07ROME1960 |
ITALY SUPPORTS SPANISH ESDP MISSION FOR LEBANON; [...] (C) Poloff delivered ref A points on U.S. support for an ESDP Lebanon border assistance mission to MFA Lebanon/Syria desk officer Michelle Tomassi September 13. Poloff stressed that any EU work to help secure the Lebanon-Syria border be Lebanon oriented and include as little engagement with S [...] |
2007-09-13 16:30:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL XF LE IT |
| 07ROME198 |
IRAN: ITALIAN ECA CHIEF ECONOMIST ON USG [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Econoff met with the Chief Economist of SACE, Italy's export credit agency (ECA), to review SACE's current business in Iran. He explained that there has been a net decrease in SACE's business in Iran in the past six months, due to a SACE decision not to insure further trade [...] |
2007-01-30 12:07:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EFIN MNUC EXIM UNSC OECD IR IT |
| 07ROME1984 |
IRAN: FOLLOW-UP ON SEPTEMBER IAEA BOG MEETING [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-17 13:35:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP IR IAEA MNUC PARM EUN IT |
| 07ROME1993 |
ITALIAN CONFERENCE ON CENTRAL ASIA FOCUSES ON [...] (SBU) On September 10 the Italian MFA hosted an international conference on Central Asia in Rome. The conference included the participation of the FMs from Italy and Uzbekistan, DFMs from Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Representatives of Italy, the US (SCA/CEN Spratlen) [...] |
2007-09-18 10:13:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IT KZ KG TX TI UZ |
| 07ROME1994 |
LEBANON: ITALIAN CONTRIBUTION TO SPECIAL TRIBUNAL [...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel demarche to MFA UN Desk Officer Gabriella Biondi and Lebanon Desk Officer Michele Tommasi September 17 and urged Italy to contribute to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. Poloffs emphasized that given Italy's significant presence on the ground in UNIFIL, Italy had [...] |
2007-09-18 10:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC LE PTER IT |
| 07ROME2014 |
SOMALIA: MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONTACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Frazer led the U.S. delegation to the September 10 meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia in Rome. ICG members discussed next steps following the conclusion of the National Reconciliation Congress (NRC) in Mogadishu and stressed the need for a roadmap for [...] |
2007-09-19 15:19:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SO IT |
| 07ROME2024 |
GOI RELUCTANT TO PUSH FOR WIPO DG IDRIS'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Italy (GOI) is reluctant to support USG's call for the resignation of Kamil Idris, Director General (DG) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The GOI fears that forcing Idris to resign would provoke WIPO members from developing countries t [...] |
2007-09-20 15:34:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ETRD KIPR PGOV WIPO IT |
| 07ROME2026 |
ITALY: POLITICAL STALEMATE LIMITS PRODI [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-21 08:23:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IT |
| 07ROME2032 |
ITALIAN ENGAGEMENT ON IRAN MONEY LAUNDERING COULD [...] (S) Summary: As the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) considers taking action against the Iranian financial system in October, the Italian representative said that he intended to engage the Iranian Embassy over their failure to respond to repeated entreaties by senior FATF officials. Treasury [...] |
2007-09-21 15:52:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PREL UNSC ECON EFIN KNNP ETTC IR IT |
| 07ROME2046 |
ITALY: YOUR MEETING WITH FM D'ALEMA SEPTEMBER 27 [...] (C/NF) Summary. While the issues on Italy's international agenda in the near future will for the most part track with ours, the GOI's tactics and desired outcomes may not. D'Alema will want to discuss Iran, Kosovo, Lebanon, Syria, the Middle East Peace Process, Afghanistan and Sudan. You may [...] |
2007-09-24 15:05:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UNSC IT |
| 07ROME205 |
ITALIAN MINISTER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. Introduction and Summary. In a January 26 meeting with Acting Ecmin, Vincenzo De Luca, Diplomatic Advisor to Minister of Economic Development Bersani, identified intensifying U.S.-Italy cooperation on energy research and development and [...] |
2007-01-31 16:29:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON ENRG KSCA IT |
| 07ROME2071 |
ITALIAN EDISON DENIES ROLE IN SWISS FIRMS PURCHASE [...] (C) Summary. Econoff delivered to Edison Italia Ref A demarche regarding Swiss firm EGL's plans to purchase Iranian natural gas for export to Switzerland using the Turkey-Greece-Italy (TGI) natural gas pipeline. Edison's Director for Institutional and Regulatory Affairs, Giampaolo Russo, d [...] |
2007-09-25 16:16:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ETTC PREL IR SZ GR TU IT |
| 07ROME2072 |
2006 ITALIAN TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTION DATA [...] (U) Italy is the EU's largest manufacturer of textiles and apparel, accounting for almost a quarter of total EU textiles and apparel production. Italian industrial production in fiscal year 2006 was valued at 345.1 billion dollars. Textiles and apparel production made up 22.4 billion doll [...] |
2007-09-25 16:33:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX CH IT |
| 07ROME2088 |
ITALY PLANS TO PARTICIPATE IN UPCOMING [...] (C) Poloff spoke with Marco Midolo, the MFA Middle-East Directorate's Deputy Chief of Staff, who confirmed that Italy plans to participate in the October 22-23 G8-BMENA Forum for the Future Subministerial. He said the GOI would send Sergio Scarantino, PDAS-equivalent in the Italian MFA's Midd [...] |
2007-09-28 10:33:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KMPI KDEM GM EUN IT |
| 07ROME209 |
IO PDAS WARLICK'S ROME MEETINGS ON UNSC ISSUES [...] (C/NF) In January 29 consultations in Rome, visiting IO PDAS James Warlick discussed a broad range of upcoming UNSC issues including the Balkans, Middle East, and the Horn of Africa with Italy, a new non-permanent member. On Kosovo, Warlick and the Italians agreed on the way forward, and the [...] |
2007-02-01 16:19:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC PHUM XF ZL XW IT |
| 07ROME2093 |
ITALY: DOMESTIC STALEMATE KEEPS PRODI IN THE GAME, [...] (C/NF) A political stalemate keeps the fragile Prodi government afloat and could do so for a prolonged period, even as it prevents PM Prodi from tackling Italy's much needed institutional/economic reforms. The tense domestic politics and PM Prodi and FM D'Alema's different tactics on some item [...] |
2007-09-28 15:14:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IT |
| 07ROME2095 |
ITALIAN OFFICIALS AGREE TO MONITOR NEW IRANIAN [...] (S) Summary: A senior Italian Ministry of Finance official agreed to carry out increased vigilance over new Iranian Central Bank (Bank Markazi) accounts in Italy (Ref A). The official told us that he has not met with the Iranian Embassy in Washington to discuss possible Financial Action Task Fo [...] |
2007-09-28 16:10:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PREL EFIN ECON UNSC KNNP PTER IR IT |
| 07ROME2096 |
AFGHANISTAN: ITALIAN HOSTAGE RESCUE REKINDLES ISAF [...] (C) Summary: The kidnapping and rescue of two Italian military intelligence officers in Western Afghanistan the weekend of September 22-24 has rekindled the political discussion in Italy over involvement in ISAF. But so far Prodi's far left allies in the fragile governing coalition are keepin [...] |
2007-09-28 16:57:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PINS PREL MOPS MARR AF IT UK |
| 07ROME210 |
ITALY UNABLE TO FILL MTCR CHAIRMANSHIP FOR 2007-08 [...] (C) Acting Ecmin spoke February 1 with Carlo Tripepi, Director of the MFA office responsible for Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) issues, regarding GOI willingness to serve as MTCR Chair for 2007-08. According to Tripepi, Italy is not in a position to serve as MTCR Chair because budge [...] |
2007-02-01 16:23:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC KSCA TSPA ETTC IT |
| 07ROME211 |
EU CONSIDERING "EMBARGO" PROHIBITING EXPORT OF [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-01 16:26:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | ETRD ETTC MTCRE IR EU IT |
| 07ROME2113 |
BURMA: ITALY WELCOMES UNSC MEETING [...] (C) Summary: S/P Gordon raised the violent crackdown in Burma with Italian PolDir Terzi October 1. Terzi said Italy's position was in perfect alignment with that of the U.S., that Italy supported UNSC action on Burma and that he would instruct Italy's PermRep in New York to be in touch with A [...] |
2007-10-03 10:04:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BM IT |
| 07ROME2115 |
ITALY AWAITING COMMON EU POSITION ON RAPE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-03 11:08:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC UNAUS PHUM KWMN SOCI IT |
| 07ROME2116 |
ITALY: RESPONSE ON COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-03 11:11:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA IT |
| 07ROME2130 |
BURMA: ITALY CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR FORMAL UNSC [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche October 4 to MFA Office Director for Southeast Asia Alberto Vecchi and Office Director for UN Affairs Leonardo Bencini. Poloff requested Italian support for a formal UN Security Council meeting on Burma with Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari and for a Presiden [...] |
2007-10-04 15:27:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM IT |
| 07ROME2131 |
S/P GORDON ENGAGES GOI ON KOSOVO, IRAN, [...] (C) S/P Director David Gordon engaged senior GOI officials on Kosovo, Russia, MEPP, Iran, Lebanon, UNSC reform, Darfur, Afghanistan and climate change during October 1 consultations. On Kosovo the Italians said the goal should be a UNSCR, and that the Kosovars should be persuaded to postpone [...] |
2007-10-04 16:46:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL XF AF IR LE UNAUS KNNP IT |
| 07ROME2132 |
ITALY: PM PRODI SAYS HE'S WITH US ON IRAN, SEEKS [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador met PM Prodi October 1 and discussed the risks of Italian engagement with Iran and Syria, the need for a broad EU consensus on Kosovo, and developments in Afghanistan, as well as the November Middle East conference, and Italian support for the UN Sudan mission, UNSC action [...] |
2007-10-04 16:51:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNGA UNSC NATO IT |
| 07ROME2143 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: ITALIANS STILL NOT ON BOARD [...] (S) Summary: An Italian Ministry of Finance official predicted lengthy discussions on UNSCR 1737 (Iran) implementation at the October 12 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) plenary in Paris. Italian officials are also close to announcing a decision to approve delisting Italian national Nasredd [...] |
2007-10-05 16:56:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER IT IR |
| 07ROME2147 |
U.S. AIR CARRIERS BALK AT PROPOSED TERMINAL [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA 10. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Italian civil aviation authorities at Rome's Fiumicino airport are mandating that U.S. air carriers transfer their check-in operations from their current location to a more distant and inconvenient terminal at t [...] |
2007-10-10 09:12:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ETRD IT |
| 07ROME2148 |
ITALY UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT NEW ZEALAND DRAFT [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Emanuele Farruggia, Italian MFA Director for Disarmament, Arms Control and Nonproliferation on October 5. Farruggia said that the GOI had not yet had an opportunity to study New Zealand's draft resolution but that the EU as a whole was unlikely to suppo [...] |
2007-10-10 09:48:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MNUC UNGA IT |
| 07ROME2153 |
UNAMID: ITALY CONTRIBUTING C-130 TRANSPORT, [...] (C) S/P David Gordon pressed MFA PolDir Giulio Terzi October 1 to have Italy consider contributing helicopters to UNAMID, per reftel demarche request. Terzi said he thought it was unlikely, but said he would raise the matter at a higher level. Terzi pointed out that Italy had already agreed to [...] |
2007-10-10 15:20:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPKO SU IT |
| 07ROME2166 |
IDENTIFYING CREDIBLE VOICES: MISSION ITALY RESPONSE [...] (U) This cable is Mission Italy's response to reftels. 2. (S/NF) Embassy Rome is providing these carefully vetted names -- individuals who are already well known and who have taken public stands in favor of moderation or against extremism. The individuals named below are well-known pro-wes [...] |
2007-10-11 14:56:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | KISL KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SCUL SOCI IT |
| 07ROME2167 |
A/S DESUTTER'S MEETINGS WITH ITALIAN POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation Paula A. DeSutter (in Rome for meetings from September 10-12 with Russian MFA Director Antonov on a post-START arrangement, see Ref A) met September 12-15 with Italian officials including MFA Political Director [...] |
2007-10-11 16:40:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL START MNUC MCAP MARR US RS IT NATO |
| 07ROME2169 |
ITALY: IRAN GAERC DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO MFA DG FOR [...] (C/NF) On October 11 Charge' spoke with Cesare Ragaglini, the MFA Director General for Mediterranean and Middle East Affairs, about the importance we attach to EU Foreign Ministers taking action on Iran at the upcoming GAERC, per reftel. Ragaglini said he knew the Secretary had talked about [...] |
2007-10-12 13:52:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IR XF EUN IT |
| 07ROME2188 |
ITALIAN SUPPORT FOR USG PROPOSALS AT THE 2007 MTCR [...] (C) Econoff delivered ref A-C papers detailing USG proposals for the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Technical Experts Meeting (TEM) to Roberto Liotto, the new MFA office Director responsible for MTCR issues on September 24. Liotto was unable to respond to the substance of ref A-C [...] |
2007-10-15 13:05:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA IT |
| 07ROME2204 |
ITALY: ASSISTANCE TO BURMA FOCUSED ON HUMANITARIAN [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-18 11:04:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PHUM BM IT |
| 07ROME2207 |
RESOLUTION ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS DEALERTING: ITALY [...] (C) Emanuele Farruggia, Italian MFA Director for Disarmament, Arms Control and Nonproliferation contacted Poloff to follow up on our October 5 demarche opposing the New Zealand Draft Resolution on the De-Alerting of Nuclear Forces (Ref B). He said that he had been informed by the Italian Miss [...] |
2007-10-18 14:54:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MNUC UNGA IT |
| 07ROME2208 |
ITALY: EUR/RPM DIRECTOR GARY ROBBINS DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: EUR/RPM Director Gary Robbins engaged Italian officials on Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo, Georgia and other NATO and OSCE issues during October 4 meetings in Rome. On Afghanistan, GOI officials said that Italy wanted to see NATO prioritize civilian over military information in its st [...] |
2007-10-18 15:19:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PREL PGOV PARM MARR MOPS NATO PINS OSCE IT |
| 07ROME2214 |
AUTSR DONNELLY ENGAGES GOI ON DOHA, IPR/ACTA, AND [...] (U) Summary. In a September 26 meeting, GOI trade official Leonardo Schiavo told Assistant USTR Shaun Donnelly the GOI is committed to the success of the Doha Round, at the same time making clear that geographic indications are a key issue for the GOI. Schiavo characterized Italy as "one of [...] |
2007-10-19 09:52:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR PREL IT |
| 07ROME2216 |
WRC-07 RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS MEETING: GOI SUPPORTS U.S.- [...] Summary: Italian officials from both the Space Agency and the Communications Ministry have expressed support for reftel U.S. proposals. However, the communications officials leading ItalyQs delegation to the World Radiocommunications Conference- 07 (WRC-07) cautioned that they will need to co [...] |
2007-10-19 15:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS TSPA KSCA IT |
| 07ROME2218 |
EU FMS TRIP: ITALY PROMOTING "CONSENSUS" [...] (C/NF) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Levant Office Director Danielle Bosio October 18. Bosio said Italy agreed with reftel points on non-interference in Lebanese politics with one exception. Bosio agreed on the need for the three FMs to remain impartial, but explained that I [...] |
2007-10-19 16:16:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | FR IR IT KDEM LE PGOV PREL SP SY |
| 07ROME2228 |
D'ALEMA WILL PRESS BELGRADE NOT TO BLOCK SERB [...] (C) On October 22, Poloff spoke with Raimondo De Cardona, Director of the MFA Balkans Office, to deliver reftel points. De Cardona noted that FM D'Alema would travel to Belgrade on October 23 to press Serbian leaders to use the period before December 10 constructively to either find a mutually [...] |
2007-10-23 11:45:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SR YI KO IT |
| 07ROME2235 |
ITALY: SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF'S OCT. 30 MEETING [...] (C/NF) Ambassador met DefMin Parisi October 22 to preview agenda items likely to come up in Parisi's October 30 meeting with SecDef Gates. Parisi said he hoped to have a firm answer on Global Hawk by Oct. 30. He said categorically that Italy cannot contribute helicopters to the Darfur mission [...] |
2007-10-24 09:12:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR NATO IT |
| 07ROME2236 |
ITALY: NO DECISION YET ON UN IAAC ELECTION [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-24 09:38:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC UN UNGA IT |
| 07ROME2241 |
UN THIRD COMMITTEE: ITALY SUPPORTIVE OF USG [...] (C) Poloff met October 22 with MFA Office Director for Human Rights Laura Carpini to discuss USG priorities in the UN Third Committee as outlined reftel. 2. (C) Carpini said the EU position on "no-action" motions remained unchanged, and Italy supported open debate in the UN as a matter of p [...] |
2007-10-24 17:18:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA UN KTIA IT |
| 07ROME2243 |
D'ALEMA TELLS KOSTUNICA INDEPENDENCE FOR KOSOVO [...] (C) According to Raimondo De Cardona, Head of the MFA Balkans Office, FM D'Alema told Serbian PM Kostunica October 23 that Serbia should use the period before December 10 to narrow differences with Pristina over Kosovo's final status. De Cardona told Poloff October 24 that D'Alema had stated t [...] |
2007-10-25 11:46:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PROG SR YI KO IT |
| 07ROME2246 |
BOLIVIA: ITALY WILL CONSIDER DEMARCHE ON SUPPORT [...] (C) Poloff met with MFA Office Director for South America Michele Giacomelli October 23 to discuss reftel points and request that Italy demarche the Government of Bolivia on its unhelpful support of Iran's nuclear program. Poloff explained USG concerns over inaccurate and troubling statements [...] |
2007-10-25 16:49:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | BO IR KNNP PGOV PREL IAEA USUN IT |
| 07ROME2247 |
ITALY: AMBASSADOR DELIVERS IRAN DESIGNATIONS [...] (C) Ambassador spoke with FM Massimo D'Alema October 25 to inform him of the designations of Iranian entities and individuals under U.S. Executive Orders (reftel). He told the FM that the U.S. expected Italy to take these actions seriously and do all Italy could to make their impact felt, an [...] |
2007-10-26 06:14:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP IR PARM EFIN |
| 07ROME2249 |
CUBA: ITALY SUPPORTS EMBARGO RESOLUTION, [...] (C) Poloff delivered Ref A and B demarches to MFA Office Director for Central America and the Caribbean Michele Pala and Office Director for Human Rights Laura Carpini on October 26. Poloff urged Italy to vote against, or at least abstain on, the UNGA Cuba embargo resolution, and sought agree [...] |
2007-10-26 13:17:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | UNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU IT |
| 07ROME2250 |
BURMA: ITALY AGREES EU-ASEAN SUMMIT IS AN [...] (C) Poloff delivered Ref A and B demarches to MFA Coordinator for Multilateral Affairs in Southeast Asia Anacleto Felicani October 26. Poloff shared information on U.S. sanctions against Burma and urged Italy to use the November 22 EU-ASEAN Summit to continue to put pressure on Burma, and to [...] |
2007-10-26 15:10:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CVIS ETRD BM IT |
| 07ROME2258 |
ITALY: LOOKING BEYOND PRODI WHILE ENGAGING HIM [...] (C/NF) After the center right defeated Prodi's governing majority October 25 on seven fiscal bill amendments in the Senate, Prodi scraped together enough votes to pass the main piece of legislation at 1:04 a.m. With additional coalition allies threatening to drop Prodi daily, the political deb [...] |
2007-10-29 11:04:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IT |
| 07ROME2261 |
AFTER JALILI/LARIJANI VISIT, ITALIANS SEE NO [...] (C//NF) Summary: The GOI sees no softening of the Iranian position on nuclear enrichment after the October 23 visit of the Iranian nuclear negotiating team. Nevertheless, Italy sees Iran's agreement to ontinue talks with Solana as a sign of progress. The Ambassador told PM Prodi's Diplomatic [...] |
2007-10-29 16:27:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KNNP IR AF YI IAEA MNUC PARM |
| 07ROME2275 |
(S/NF) ITALY: RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REQUEST [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Bank of Italy regulates banking activity in Italy and sends inspectors to banks as needed. Due to Italy's long-history of combating Mafia-related money laundering activities, Italy maintains a flexible and well-developed bank monitoring system. In extreme cases, the BOI ca [...] |
2007-10-30 17:30:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | KNNP PREL PARM EFIN ETTC |
| 07ROME2279 |
AMIA CASE: ARGENTINA REQUESTS NO ASSISTANCE IN [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-31 16:33:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC KJUS PREL PGOV IR AR AL MT SM IT |
| 07ROME2282 |
ITALY TO VOTE FOR SPANISH CANDIDATE IN IAAC [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-31 16:59:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC UN UNGA IT |
| 07ROME2283 |
INSCR ITALY: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-31 17:04:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR IT |
| 07ROME2285 |
CPA IMPLEMENTATION: ITALY PREFERS LATER, [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA East Africa Office Director Fabrizio Pignatelli October 31 to encourage Italy to host a working-level meeting next week in preparation for a high-level meeting on CPA implementation. Pignatelli said Italy believes that pushing for the high-level meet [...] |
2007-10-31 17:35:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IGAD SU UK NT NW CA IT |
| 07ROME2287 |
IRAQ-ITALY: S/I STEPHENSON IN ROME: GOI PUSHING [...] (C) Summary. S/I Barbara Stephenson visited Rome on October 30 after the IRRFI conference in Bari to discuss Iraqi political and security developments with GOI officials. Stephenson told the Italians that the international community needed to take advantage of a dramatic decrease in violence [...] |
2007-11-02 09:30:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO IZ SA IR IT |
| 07ROME2293 |
LEBANON: ITALIAN RESPONSE TO USG POSITION ON [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-05 11:20:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER IT LE SY |
| 07ROME2296 |
ITALY: WORKING TO IMPLEMENT FATF RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (C) Summary: At the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) plenary in October, Italian officials helped build consensus around the FATF public statement of concern regarding deficiencies in Iran's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regime (ref A). Prior to receiving reftel B dem [...] |
2007-11-05 16:34:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC ECON |
| 07ROME2299 |
IRAN: POINTS DELIVERED ON U.S. EXPECTATIONS FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-05 17:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA AORC IR IT |
| 07ROME2302 |
ITALY PREPARING FOR COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-06 17:15:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA IT |
| 07ROME2303 |
ITALY: NO OFFICIAL POSITION YET ON ICAO-MONTREAL [...] EmbOffs met with Stefano Nicoletti, Head of MFA's Economic Affairs unit in their America's Office, regarding the proposed WMD amendment to the Montreal Convention. Nicoletti was not aware of the discussions on the proposed amendment in the July ICAO Legal Sub-Committee meeting. While he said [...] |
2007-11-06 17:26:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP KTIA AORC ICAO EAIR OTRA PARM XX IT |
| 07ROME2305 |
ITALY: MURDER BY ROMANIAN SPARKS EXPULSION ORDER, [...] (C/NF) The mugging and murder of an Italian woman by a Romanian immigrant last week in Rome has set off a political firestorm and prompted the government to issue an expulsion decree for EU citizens residing in Italy who present a threat to public safety. The victim's funeral was attended by a [...] |
2007-11-06 18:08:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM PREL IT RO PHUM |
| 07ROME2313 |
ITALY: FOLLOW-UP ACTION REQUEST ON ILLICIT CASH [...] (C) Summary. Italian officials are making progress on combating illicit cash couriers. The GOI has recently issued a ministerial decree to bring its own regulations on cash transactions in compliance with EU norms and is drafting a law to update enforcement provisions. Seizures of bulk cash i [...] |
2007-11-08 17:35:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KTFN KCRM EFIN ETTC PREL PTER |
| 07ROME2317 |
SCENESETTER FOR ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN'S NOVEMBER [...] (C/NF) As you visit Italy, the Italian government will be once again dealing with the instability that has characterized political life here during most the post-war period. The coalition government of Romano Prodi holds on to power in Italy's parliamentary system by a very thin margin. The g [...] |
2007-11-09 17:07:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG EPRT PREL PGOV IT |
| 07ROME2321 |
ITALY SUPPORTIVE OF RESOLUTION AGAINST [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-14 15:03:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA PHUM IT |
| 07ROME2332 |
ITALY: TOO SOON TO EXPAND EU SANCTIONS ON BURMA [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Southeast Asia Office Director Alberto Vecchi November 14 and urged Italy to press for expanded EU sanctions against Burma. Poloff discussed USG efforts to promote dialogue between the regime and democratic and ethnic minority groups, stressed that t [...] |
2007-11-15 13:54:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN BM IT |
| 07ROME2337 |
ITALY ON IRAN IAEA REPORT: NO ABSOLUTION FOR [...] (C) Poloff delivered Iran IAEA points (State 157039) to MFA Non-Proliferation Office Director Emanuele Farruggia and Iran Desk Officer Lorenzo Kluzer. Farruggia said the preliminary Italian reactions to El Baradei,s report are that &much remains to be clarified,8 and that the IAEA,s inabilit [...] |
2007-11-16 16:59:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC IAEA IR PARM AORC IT |
| 07ROME2339 |
EEBC: ITALY IN AGREEMENT WITH U.S. ON APPROACH [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA East Africa Office Director Fabrizio Pignatelli November 15. Poloff sought Italian agreement on a unified approach to avoid pressure on Ethiopia and Eritrea to implement the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) "virtual demarcation" of the bo [...] |
2007-11-16 17:22:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL ET ER IT |
| 07ROME2341 |
ITALY BUDGET VOTE: PRODI SURVIVES AGAIN, REMAINS [...] (C/NF) The Italian Senate passed the annual budget package late November 15 by a vote of 161-157, handing PM Prodi a political victory and former PM Berlusconi a humiliating defeat. Prodi's government remains fragile and susceptible to crisis but prominent Berlusconi allies are calling for a [...] |
2007-11-16 18:23:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV IT |
| 07ROME2343 |
ITALY ON VENEZUELAN CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA South America Office Director Michele Giacomelli November 16. Poloff shared USG concerns about democracy in Venezuela posed by President Chavez's proposed constitutional reforms, and requested that Italy speak out on behalf of democratic rights in V [...] |
2007-11-19 12:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM WHA EU VE IT |
| 07ROME2360 |
ITALIANS DISCUSS IRAN SANCTIONS, LEBANESE [...] (C/NF) Summary. On November 15, S/I and NEA PDAS David Satterfield met in Rome with MFA Iraq Task Force Director Gianludovico De Martino and MFA Director General for Middle Eastern Affairs Cesare Ragaglini. De Martino said Italy wanted to see greater on-the-ground coordination of donor progra [...] |
2007-11-21 12:36:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV LE SY IZ IR IS IT |
| 07ROME2361 |
TERRORISM FINANCE: ITALY TO STUDY TRO ACTIVITY [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-21 14:53:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL KTFN IT |
| 07ROME2362 |
ITALY-MIDDLE EAST: DAS GRAY DISCUSSES IRAN, [...] (C) NEA DAS Gordon Gray exchanged views on Iran and discussed the Annapolis conference with PM Diplomatic Advisor on the Middle East Marco Carnelos on November 15 in Rome. Gray emphasized the unwavering U.S. commitment to prevent a nuclear Iran. Carnelos said Italy was committed to encouragi [...] |
2007-11-21 16:39:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV XF IR ZR XI IT |
| 07ROME2374 |
ITALY: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY U/S LEVEY [...] Embassy Rome warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey, Colleen Eddy and Molly Millerwise to visit Rome, Italy November 27-29. Post will email schedule separately to Deanna Fernandez. 2. Control officer for this visit is Econ Officer Jill Hutch [...] |
2007-11-23 15:23:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN IT |
| 07ROME238 |
ITALY'S FAR LEFT, MICE THAT ROAR [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: PM Prodi's decision not to oppose the U.S. Army's Dal Molin expansion project has sparked an unusually strong negative reaction, unifying pacifists, communists and no-globalists with a smattering of "not-in-my-backyard" citizens of Vincenza. The government centrists and reform [...] |
2007-02-06 08:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL AF IT |
| 07ROME2384 |
ITALY TO ABSTAIN ON ANTI-ISRAEL UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA UN Affairs Deputy Director Leonardo Bencini November 26, and urged Italy to change its abstentions on anti-Israel UNGA resolutions to "no" votes, especially in this season of renewed peace efforts. Bencini said Italy sought to maintain an even-handed [...] |
2007-11-27 14:21:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA IS IT |
| 07ROME2394 |
ITALY "OPEN" TO ADDITIONAL EU DESIGNATIONS OF [...] (C) Taking advantage of Undersecretary of the Treasury Stuart Levey's 11/28 visit to Rome, Post asked U/S Levey to include reftel points with senior Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Finance officials. (U/S Levey's visit will be reported septel.) 2. (C) MFA Political Guilio Terzi [...] |
2007-11-29 18:48:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM |
| 07ROME2395 |
SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF U/S ROOD TO ROME [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Italy offers a well-timed opportunity to engage the GOI on a range of critical issues, in particular Iran, Missile Defense and CFE. Italy's weak center left government has succeeded in staying afloat for nineteen months despite a fractious eight-party coalition and [...] |
2007-11-29 19:53:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL MNUC MCAP MARR NATO IR IT AF IZ |
| 07ROME2397 |
ITALY: NO DECISION YET ON PROSPER CANDIDACY FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-30 09:10:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA IT |
| 07ROME2398 |
ITALY AND CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED REVIEW FOR LIBERTAD [...] (U) This is post's response to reftel request for updated information necessary for the President's consideration of continued suspension of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. 2. (C) There has been little change in Italian relations with Cuba over the past six months. The most significant event [...] |
2007-11-30 09:12:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU IT |
| 07ROME2409 |
IRAN NIE: ITALIAN FM D'ALEMA BRIEFED BY DNI AND [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-04 01:58:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | KNNP MNUC IR PARM IT |
| 07ROME241 |
ITALY: AMBASSADORS' AFGHANISTAN LETTER HITS [...] (C/NF) An op-ed from ambassadors of the U.S., UK, Canada, Netherlands, Australia, and Romania calling for Allies -- and particularly Italy -- to stand firm in Afghanistan spurred widespread media and political response. The daily "La Repubblica" printed the op-ed on its front page on February [...] |
2007-02-06 12:19:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF IT |
| 07ROME2419 |
ITALY AND 301: SIGNIFICANT EFFORTS, BUT NO ACTION [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-05 08:04:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD PGOV IT |
| 07ROME2436 |
Italy Ups WHO Contribution for 2008; Polio Eradication [...] Summary: Italy will contribute 16 million Euros to the World Health Organization in 2008, a significant increase over previous years. The 2008 contribution will also include, for the first time in six years, an earmark for polio eradication efforts. Health Ministry officials have made clear I [...] |
2007-12-06 12:17:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI TBIO IT |
| 07ROME2438 |
SECRETARY BODMAN, ITALIAN MINISTER SIGN AGREEMENTS [...] (U) Summary. In a November 13 meeting, Secretary of Energy Bodman and Italian Minister of Economic Development Bersani discussed the future of nuclear energy in Italy, the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP), and bilateral cooperation in energy research and development. Bersani signed [...] |
2007-12-07 11:51:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PREL IT |
| 07ROME2445 |
ITALY SUPPORTS RAPID LEBANESE PRESIDENTIAL [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-07 17:21:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY IT |
| 07ROME2451 |
ITALY CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR COUNTRY-SPECIFIC UNGA [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-10 16:30:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV UNGA IT |
| 07ROME2452 |
ITALY: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON HOST [...] (SBU) The following are Embassy Rome's answers to the questionnaire on host government information collection, screening and sharing practices contained in Reftel. 2. (SBU) Section A: Watchlisting -------------------------------- Question: If host government maintains a "watchlist," how [...] |
2007-12-10 16:30:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS IT |
| 07ROME2453 |
ITALY: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON HOST [...] (SBU) The following are Embassy Rome's answers to the questionnaire on host government information collection, screening and sharing practices contained in Reftel. 2. (SBU) Section A: Watchlisting. --------------------------------- Question: If host government maintains a "watchlist," how [...] |
2007-12-10 16:30:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS IT |
| 07ROME2467 |
ITALY TO ANNOUNCE 60 MILLION EURO DONATION AT [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-13 08:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG KPAL AMGT PREL PGOV |
| 07ROME2473 |
ITALIAN GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO PREVENTING IRANIAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper on the possible use of false end users in Iranian proliferation efforts to Roberto Liotto, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office Director responsible for Nuclear Supplie [...] |
2007-12-14 13:13:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM IR IT |
| 07ROME2477 |
(S) ITALIANS TELL U/S LEVEY "THERE IS GROWING [...] (S/NF) Summary: On November 28, Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey pressed senior Italian officials to take additional measures to protect the international financial system from abuse by Iranian entities and individuals. U/S Levey passed detailed i [...] |
2007-12-17 07:56:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN IR KNNP PARM PREL IT |
| 07ROME2478 |
GOI WELCOMES DIALOGUE WITH PHARMA INDUSTRY [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-17 07:56:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD IT |
| 07ROME2480 |
ITALIANS PROPOSE PILOT PROJECT TO CONNECT PRTs TO IRAQ [...] Ambassador Gianludovico De Martino, Head of the MFA Iraq Task Force, has proposed the formation of a secretariat in Baghdad to begin the operationalizing the Iraq Compact. The secretariat would be coordinate and manage the work of the International Consultative Group for the Iraq Compact. Onc [...] |
2007-12-17 12:14:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PREL PGOV IZ IT |
| 07ROME2484 |
TREASURY U/S LEVEY'S MEETINGS WITH ITALIAN BANKS [...] (C) Summary: U/S Levey met with Italy's major private sector banks on November 27 and 28 in Milan and Rome. He explained USG designations (for their involvement in Iran,s proliferation activities) of Banks Melli and Mellat, and of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its associat [...] |
2007-12-18 08:00:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN IR KNNP PARM PREL IT |
| 07ROME2487 |
ITALIAN EMBASSY IN TEHRAN TO INQUIRE ABOUT MISSING [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-18 17:49:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AS CA CASC CH EU EZ PHUM PREL IR IT |
| 07ROME2494 |
ITALY SUPPORTIVE OF GLOBAL INITIATIVE NUCLEAR [...] (U) Poloff followed up on Reftel Non-Paper and invitation with the Italian MFA Special Adviser on Nonproliferation Finance and Acting Coordinator for the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism, Gianluca Alberini, on December 18. (Note: Alberini is slated to replace outgoing GI Coordinato [...] |
2007-12-19 17:04:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PTER EAIR ETRD EWWT PREL PINR PINS KNNP |
| 07ROME2498 |
UN FIFTH COMMITTEE: ITALY DOES NOT SUPPORT U.S. [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-20 17:22:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC UNGA XA XD IT |
| 07ROME2504 |
ITALY: 2007 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) The following is post's proposed text for the Italy portion of the 2007 Country Reports on Terrorism. 2. (U) There were no successful large-scale terrorist attacks in Italy in 2007. Italy aggressively investigated and prosecuted terrorism suspects, dismantled terrorist-related cells wi [...] |
2007-12-21 14:08:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR |
| 07ROME2505 |
(S) AUSTRALIA GROUP: GOI RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON [...] (S) On December 21, Econcoff delivered reftel points on efforts by the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC) to procure large quantities of chemicals useful in producing chemical weapons to Roberto Liotto, the Italian MFA official responsible for Italian participation in the Au [...] |
2007-12-21 15:12:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PREL PARM ETTC SY IT |
| 07ROME2506 |
GOI COALITION DIVIDED ON INTRODUCTION OF AG [...] (U) Summary. EconCouns delivered our demarches regarding the lack of progress in the introduction of agricultural biotech products into the EU market to Amadeo Teti, Ministry of Trade Director General for International Trade Agreements. Teti noted Trade Minister Enmma Bonino supports the i [...] |
2007-12-21 15:12:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD IT |
| 07ROME2513 |
PKK TERRORISM: ITALIAN RESPONSE TO UPDATED [...] (S) Poloff followed up on Ref A and B demarches with Italian MFA Counterterrorism Officer Stefania Fancello on December 21, stressing that U.S. concern over PKK activities in Europe has grown since our first demarche on the Riza Altun case (Ref C) given increased tensionspQsdoD5EL5Q( Europe tha [...] |
2007-12-27 17:21:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV KTFN TU IZ EUN IT |
| 07ROME2515 |
ITALY REQUESTS INFORMATION ON 1267 TERROR FINANCE [...] (U) This is an action request, please see para 11. 2. (C) Summary: On December 21, Stefania Fancello at the MFA's Office of International Cooperation Against Terrorism conveyed to Econoff a request for more information on the 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban Sanctions) delisting cases of Nasreddin, N [...] |
2007-12-28 17:03:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KFIN ECON IT |
| 07ROME2517 |
ITALY - UPDATE ON TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-28 17:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER IT |
| 07ROME2518 |
MIDDLE EAST MULTILATERAL WORKING GROUP ON WATER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The USG organized a Steering Committee meeting of the Regional Water Data Banks project (known as EXACT) December 10-11 in Rome. EXACT is a project initiated under the Multilateral Peace Process Working Group on Water Resources. The EXACT meeting brought Palestinian, Israeli [...] |
2007-12-28 17:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV TPHY XF IS JO KWBG UK EU NL SW |
| 07ROME2520 |
ITALY: CENTRAL BANK EXPANDS OVERSIGHT OVER [...] (C) Summary: On January 1, the Central Bank of Italy will expand its oversight over financial transactions by creating a formal Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and abolishing the out-dated Foreign Exchange Office, which had, until now, served as Italy's FIU. A new law, based on EU regulation [...] |
2007-12-28 17:04:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KFIN IT |
| 07ROME256 |
IRAN: REPORTS OF LEGAL ACTION AGAINST ITALY [...] (C) Iran Daily reported online (in English) January 30 and 31 that the Government of Iran will "take legal action against Italy,s decision to suspend its banking cooperation with Iran." Government of Italy contacts believe the proposed legal action by Iran is not linked to UNSCR 1737 or rec [...] |
2007-02-08 09:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON EFIN IR IT |
| 07ROME259 |
ITALY SHARES USG VENEZUELA CONCERNS, EU WORKING ON [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche February 6 to MFA South America Office Director Francesco Talo and Desk Officer Paolo Campanini, urging Italy to raise the issue of Radio Caracas Television (RCTV) privately and publicly with the Venezuelan government. Talo said Italy shared our concerns t [...] |
2007-02-08 12:31:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM PGOV EU VE IT |
| 07ROME261 |
ITALY: ONLY MULTILATERAL DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE [...] (C) MFA Office Director for Persian Gulf, Bruno Campria, told poloff Italy no longer has a bilateral program for promoting democracy, human rights or civil society in Iran. He said Iran froze all dialogue with Italy on human rights issues after Italy co-sponsored a Canadian UN Resolution in 2 [...] |
2007-02-08 13:29:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IR IT |
| 07ROME263 |
ITALIAN NOMINEES FOR EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Embassy Rome nominates the following individuals to participate in the March 26-27 European conference on insurgency, "A Comprehensive Approach to Modern Insurgency: Afghanistan and Beyond." a.) RADM (0-8) Mario Rino ME', Deputy Chief, 3rd Reparto (J-3/J-5 equivalent), [...] |
2007-02-08 15:59:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PINS PREL PROP PTER NATEU MARR MOPS KISL |
| 07ROME264 |
LIBERIA: ITALY EAGER TO HELP, BUT STILL CONCERNED [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ministry of Finance (MOF) reports Italy wants to be helpful on the question of clearing Italy,s World Bank (WB) arrears using internal resources, but Italy still seeks a "framework" solution to include Liberia, Somalia, and Sudan. Italy is concerned that using internal W [...] |
2007-02-08 17:09:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PREL LI IT |
| 07ROME267 |
TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-09 09:32:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER IT |
| 07ROME275 |
INTERIOR OFFICIAL ON ANTI-AMERICAN VIOLENCE AND [...] (S/NF) Vice Minister of Interior Marco Minnitti says that anti-Dal Molin demonstrations scheduled for February 17 could be a decisive moment for anti-American activities, either leading to a calming-down or possibly fueling more activity. He told Pol M/C February 7 that both sides should work t [...] |
2007-02-09 16:22:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PREL IT |
| 07ROME289 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: ASSESSMENT OF TERRORIST [...] (S) Econoff discussed reftel points with contacts at the Ministry of Finance (MOF) Office of Financial Crimes and the MFA Office of Counterterrorism Policy February 8. Our contacts reported that their offices referred the UN 1267 designations to the GOI Financial Security Committee (FSC) to [...] |
2007-02-12 14:26:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC IT |
| 07ROME290 |
ANTI-COUNTERFEITING TREATY AGREEMENT (ACTA) - [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. Counselor Fabrizio Mazza, head of the MFA's intellectual property office, contacted the Embassy regarding the Anti-Counterfeiting Treaty Agreement (ACTA) proposal. He said two sources (one USTR, another (unidentified) in Brussels) had info [...] |
2007-02-12 15:22:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD IT KIPR PGOV |
| 07ROME291 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: HUMAN APPEAL INTERNATIONAL [...] (S/NF) Post convened its bi-weekly law enforcement meeting February 9 to discuss reftel. The following represents both the views of those USG law enforcement agencies at post attending the meeting and the views of ConGen Milan, where one HAI branch is reportedly located. 2. (S/NF) To be [...] |
2007-02-12 16:03:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN KTFN ETTC PREL PTER ECON IT |
| 07ROME296 |
ITALY: PRODI FACES COALITION TEST [...] (C/NF) PM Prodi has used recent controversies related to a U.S. military base expansion and Italy's Afghan mission to rally the leaders of his diverse nine-party coalition. But with some dissidents in the Senate potentially beyond the control of even radical party leaders, the real test for P [...] |
2007-02-12 16:50:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IT |
| 07ROME304 |
EU AVIATION EMISSIONS DRAFT PROPOSAL--GOI VIEWS [...] (SBU) GOI representatives report a strong interest within the EU and among the GOI technical authorities to have new EU legislation addressing environmental pollution generally, and aviation emissions specifically. From their comments, it seems that neither the GOI nor the EU have determined [...] |
2007-02-13 14:36:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EUN IT SENV |
| 07ROME307 |
ORAL MESSAGE: CLEARING LIBERIA'S ARREARS TO [...] (U) The Ambassador delivered the Secretary's oral message regarding Liberia's arrears to international financial institutions (ref A) to Minister of Foreign Affairs D'Alema February 8, 2007. FM D'Alema's staff acknowledged the message and stated that the FM would consider it. 2. (SBU) [...] |
2007-02-13 15:48:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID PREL LI IT |
| 07ROME310 |
PROPOSAL FOR GOI-USG EXPORT CONTROL CONSULTATIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary. Throughout 2006, Embassy Rome has engaged the GOI in a dialogue on export control issues, with mixed results. While the GOI is a reliable supporter of the Missile Technology Control Regime and Australia Group, the G [...] |
2007-02-14 10:32:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | ETRD ETTC IR IT |
| 07ROME318 |
ITALY: ETHIOPIA-ERITREA AT AN IMPASSE, REGIONAL [...] (C) Poloff met with Horn of Africa Office Director Fabrizio Pignatelli and Ethiopia-Eritrea Desk Officer Alberto La Bella February 9 to discuss the role the GOI intends to play in the Ethiopia-Eritrea boundary dispute, as per Ref A. Pignatelli and La Bella reported that Italy sees the situatio [...] |
2007-02-15 10:19:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ER ET AF AL AU BE CH EU JA NO |
| 07ROME323 |
GOI WILL WORK TOWARDS DOHA SUCCESS SO LONG AS [...] (SBU) Summary. Econoff delivered ref A non-paper on the Doha Round negotiations and the President's January 31 speech on the state of the economy to the Ministry of Foreign Trade. Ministry officials agreed the time is ripe for progress in the Doha Round, and expressed hope progress before [...] |
2007-02-15 15:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN WTRO ECON ETRD EAGR IT |
| 07ROME331 |
ITALIANS AGREED TO SUPPORT MARCH IGAD SUMMIT [...] Poloff spoke with Fabrizio Pignatelli of the Italian MFA Africa Office on February 15 to encourage support for the postponement of the IGAD summit. Pignatelli agreed that a February 20 conference would not provide sufficient time for preparation and adequate participation. He also agreed that [...] |
2007-02-16 14:20:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SU IT |
| 07ROME336 |
GOI STOPS FASTBOAT ENGINE SHIPMENT TO IRANIAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 14. 2. (S/NF) Summary. Over the past four years, Post has engaged the GOI repeatedly on Italian exports of fastboats and their components to Iran (refs B, C, and G). We recently heard that fastboats and marine diesel engines exported t [...] |
2007-02-20 08:29:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MARR ETTC IR IT |
| 07ROME337 |
ITALIAN UNION ENDORSES IPR PROTECTION [...] (SBU) CGIL (Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro), Italy's largest and furthest-left-leaning union confederation, hosted a roundtable conference on combating counterfeiting and protecting Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) January 23 in Naples. Perhaps the first large public pro-IPR u [...] |
2007-02-20 08:30:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD IT KIPR LAB PGOV |
| 07ROME346 |
ITALY LIKELY TO SUPPORT RESTORING IMF VOTING [...] (SBU) EconCouns met February 20 with Vincenzo Zezza, Ministry of Finance (MOF) Director for IMF Coordination, and Francesca Manno, MOF Development Banking Director, to discuss reftel points. EconCouns urged our GOI counterparts to consider pressing Zimbabwe to enact the necessary economic a [...] |
2007-02-21 12:02:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN IMF PREL ZI IT |
| 07ROME356 |
ITALY: PRODI LOSES KEY SENATE VOTE ON FOREIGN [...] (SBU) By a vote of 158 to 160, PM Prodi's government lost a key Senate vote on a motion supporting his government's foreign policy. Previously, FM D'Alema had stated that if the majority in the Senate could not support the government's foreign policy, it "should go home." Following the vote, [...] |
2007-02-21 18:38:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IT |
| 07ROME362 |
PRODI'S RESIGNATION AND NEXT STEPS FOR ITALY [...] (C/NF) President Napolitano is consulting with political leaders to determine the government's viability after it lost a key foreign policy vote in the Senate. PM Prodi tendered his resignation after the balloting, which the President accepted "with reserve". The Senate loss followed a warn [...] |
2007-02-22 16:46:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IT |
| 07ROME373 |
ITALY: ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-23 15:01:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP KN PARM IR IT |
| 07ROME384 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: CASH COURIERS IN ITALY [...] (C) Summary: GOI officials have demonstrated a commitment to combating bulk cash smuggling by putting into place effective controls to monitor financial activity. However, challenges remain. Limited resources hamper Italian law enforcement's ability to investigate illicit cash courier acti [...] |
2007-02-26 15:57:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER IT |
| 07ROME385 |
PRODI GETS APPROVAL TO SEEK A CONFIDENCE VOTE [...] (C/NF) President Napolitano offered PM Prodi February 24 a second chance to prove his majority in a parliamentary confidence vote that will take place by the end of the week. Prodi appears to have collected four additional votes in the Senate and should squeak through. Thanks to FM D'Alema's [...] |
2007-02-26 16:32:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL NATO PARM IT |
| 07ROME386 |
LARIJANI VISIT TO ITALY: LOOKING FOR A DEAL? [...] (S/NF) Iranian nuclear negotiator Larijani came to Rome February 21 for meetings with PM Prodi and senior Italian officials. He reportedly told them Iran wants a deal that will not be humiliating and that recognizes its rights under the NPT. It would stop enrichment in place, the Security Co [...] |
2007-02-26 17:33:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL IR IT |
| 07ROME387 |
2007 IPR SPECIAL 301, MISSION ITALY INPUT [...] Italian authorities have taken several significant steps to improve Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protection here, and there are emerging signs of government agencies acting in concert with each other, and with industry, academic, and union partners to address IPR illegality. In additio [...] |
2007-02-27 06:26:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD IT KIPR |
| 07ROME388 |
ITALY DRIVING EU SOMALIA ENGAGEMENT, WILL HELP [...] (C) Summary. DCM delivered Ref A demarche to Italian MFA Director General for Sub-Saharan Africa Armando Sanguini February 22, urging immediate GOI support for deployment of an African Union stabilization force for Somalia (AMISOM). Sanguini noted Italy had already made a contribution through [...] |
2007-02-27 07:57:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM KPKO MOPS EUN SO IT |
| 07ROME393 |
ITALY SUGGESTS IDEA OF LEBANON CONTACT GROUP WITH [...] (C) During February 22 and 23 meetings with senior Italian MFA officials, NEA DAS Robert Danin discussed the idea of an informal contact group on Lebanon to discuss implementation of UNSCR 1701's arms embargo. Danin suggested the informal group's members could include France, Germany, Italy, [...] |
2007-02-28 11:10:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV XF UN LE IT |
| 07ROME400 |
ITALIAN MOD SAY LEBANESE ARMY STILL HAS A LONG WAY [...] (C) NEA DAS Danin met with senior Italian MFA and MOD officials to discuss developments in the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP) and Lebanon during February 22 and 23 meetings in Rome. The Italians were receptive to the idea of establishing an informal working group (see reftel), but suggeste [...] |
2007-03-01 09:36:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV XF UN LE IT |
| 07ROME405 |
ITALY: PRODI WINS CRITICAL SENATE CONFIDENCE VOTE [...] (C/NF) Italian PM Romano Prodi won a key confidence vote in the Italian Senate on February 28 in a close 162-157 vote. Excluding the votes of non-elected Senators for Life (SFL), Prodi still carried a "political majority" by a vote of 158-157. Prodi will appear March 1 before the Chamber of [...] |
2007-03-01 12:31:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV IT |
| 07ROME406 |
ITALY: STEEL INDUSTRY COMPETITIVENESS [...] (U) The Italian steel sector boomed in the 1950s, following the Italian Government's decision to create a steel industry able to meet strong consumer demand for cars and domestic appliances. The GOI's public steel producer, Finsider, collapsed in the 1980s, and was privatized in the 1990s. [...] |
2007-03-01 15:50:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD OTRA EUN IT |
| 07ROME409 |
IRAN: BANK SEPAH ROME STILL OPEN [...] (C) Summary: EcMin discussed the status of Iranian Bank Sepah's Rome branch with Bank of Italy (BOI) officials March  [...] |
2007-03-01 16:58:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV IR IT |
| 07ROME411 |
ITALY: 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (U) This is the 2007 Trafficking in Persons report for Italy. Answers are keyed to questions in reftel. The Embassy point of contact is Labor Counselor Candace Putnam, telephone: 39-06-4674-2327, fax 39-06-4674-2623. 2. (SBU) 27. A. Italy is a country of destination and transit for inter [...] |
2007-03-02 06:21:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IT KWMN SMIG |
| 07ROME42 |
ITALY SUPPORTS BURMA UNSC RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2007-01-08 16:45:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM UNSC BM IT |
| 07ROME428 |
ITALY HAS NO POSITION YET ON BOSNIA UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-05 09:13:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNHRC IT |
| 07ROME458 |
ITALIAN SUPPORT FOR U.S. UAV/CRUISE MISSILE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-06 15:27:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA MNUC TSPA IT |
| 07ROME46 |
ITALY FULLY SUPPORTS AHTISAARI, CONTACT GROUP ON [...] (C) MFA DG for European Affairs Laura Mirachian says Italy is fully onboard with the Contact Group's support of UNOSEK Ahtisaari. She stated that there is broad bipartisan and expert consensus in supporting Kosovar "delinkage" from Serbia and a NATO and EU future for all the countries of the [...] |
2007-01-09 16:55:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO SR YI IT |
| 07ROME47 |
ITALY NOTIFIED OF ADDITIONAL IRAN DESIGNATIONS [...] (C) The Embassy delivered ref points on Bank Sepah designation to the MFA, Bank of Italy, and Ministry of Finance January 9. Pol M/C then spoke to Filippo Formica, MFA Nuclear Non-Proliferation Office Director, noting US interest in possible Italian follow-up action on Bank Sepah and our own [...] |
2007-01-09 17:06:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP KN PARM IR IT |
| 07ROME472 |
ITALIANS PROBE IRAQ, IRAN ON BAGHDAD CONFERENCE [...] (C) PolMinCouns delivered reftel points to MFA Director General for Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Affairs Cesare Ragaglini on March 7. Ragaglini said Italy believed the conferences were a step in the right direction and would support the outcome whether or not Italy received an invitation. [...] |
2007-03-08 15:32:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OIC UN IZ |
| 07ROME478 |
ITALY SYMPATHETIC TO ARGENTINA'S INTERPOL PROPOSAL [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-11 15:26:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PREL FBI PTER KJUS ASEC PRT KFTFN |
| 07ROME509 |
ITALY: IRAQ COMPACT UN INTERIM MEETING [...] (SBU) Contacts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs report that Deputy Foreign Minister Ugo Intini and Ambassador Gian Ludovico De Martino, Head of the MFA Iraq Task Force and former Italian Ambassador in Baghdad, will attend the March 16 meeting in New York on the International Compact with I [...] |
2007-03-14 17:09:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ IT |
| 07ROME522 |
ITALY SUPPORTIVE OF EFFORTS ON BURMA HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Poloff delivered Ref A and B demarches to Cesare Bieller, MFA Office Director for Southeast Asia, on March 12 and March 2, respectively, urging Italy to support ASEAN and U.S. initiatives focusing on reconciliation and respect for human rights in Burma. March 14, Bieller responded that It [...] |
2007-03-15 15:37:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM UNSC BM EUN IT |
| 07ROME534 |
ITALY: GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF IRAN UNSCR; BUT [...] (C) DCM raised points on UNSCR on Iran (ref A) March 16 with FM D'Alema's Chief of Staff, Ambassador Nelli Feroci, who said he thought Italy would support the resolution as a balanced document. However, he said he would have to check with FM D'Alema personally on how strongly he felt about l [...] |
2007-03-16 17:05:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IR IT |
| 07ROME535 |
PRODI/PUTIN - ITALIANS CLAIM "FULL HARMONY" WITH [...] (C) Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Italy on March 13 and 14 for his fourth bilateral with PM Prodi in ten months. Putin and Prodi met for three-hours over dinner March 13, and traveled to the Adriatic port city of Bari along with several ministers for a largely economic summit March [...] |
2007-03-16 17:22:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO EUN UNSC RU IT |
| 07ROME551 |
ITALY LIKELY TO SUPPORT DRC SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-20 14:06:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC ZF CG IT |
| 07ROME552 |
ITALY WILL CONSIDER UN INTERNAL JUSTICE REFORM [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-20 14:15:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA ACABQ AORC APER IT |
| 07ROME562 |
ITALY'S VIEWS ON THE U.S.- EU OPEN SKIES PLUS [...] (SBU) The GOI will vote in favor of Open Skies Plus, and is confident that all EU member states will also vote in favor. However, the GOI will not make a public statement on the agreement. The GOI noted that some EU officials suggested delaying the start date of the accord; Italy would favor t [...] |
2007-03-21 15:43:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIA EAIR ECON PREL IT |
| 07ROME563 |
ITALY-RUSSIA COMMERCIAL TIES DEEPEN ON MARGINS OF [...] (U) Summary. Russian and Italian companies signed a number of agreements on the margins of the March 14 bilateral meeting between PM Prodi and Russian President Putin. The agreements, concentrated in the areas of energy and transportation, provide "proof of the strategic partnership between [...] |
2007-03-21 16:46:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ENRG RU IT |
| 07ROME564 |
ITALY WILL WORK WITHIN EU ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Poloff delivered Reftel A and B demarches to Laura Carpini, MFA Human Rights Office Director, March 19, and to Umberto Malnati, MFA Southern Africa Office Director, March 20, emphasizing U.S. concern for the grave situation in Zimbabwe and requesting Italy's support in speaking out against [...] |
2007-03-21 17:08:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL UNHRC ZI EUN IT |
| 07ROME565 |
ITALY-INDIA BILATERAL TRADE [...] (SBU) Italian exports to India increased by 115 percent from 2000 to 2006, while imports from India into Italy rose 85 percent in the same time period. The majority of import activity from India is concentrated in the textile sector, while Italy primarily exports heavy equipment and machine [...] |
2007-03-22 13:47:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL IN IT |
| 07ROME566 |
ITALIAN MFA INSISTS NO CHANGE IN KOSOVO POLICY [...] (C/NF) On March 21 poloff contacted Raimondo De Cardona, Director of the Balkans Office of the Italian MFA, to raise concerns that Italian comments in the wake of the March 14 Putin visit to Italy were creating confusion among Contact Group nations and UNSC members. Specifically, poloff raised [...] |
2007-03-22 15:03:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UNSC YI SR IT |
| 07ROME571 |
ITALY IN FAVOR OF LEBANON CONTACT GROUP [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Near East Office Director Luciano Pezzotti March 22. Pezzotti appreciated the follow-up to NEA DAS Danin's February 23 visit and his suggestion to increase intelligence sharing through diplomatic channels and agreed that evidence of continued weapons [...] |
2007-03-22 15:43:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PTER UNSC LBAR IR IT |
| 07ROME572 |
ITALY FAVORS USING EU TO PRESSURE SYRIA ON HUMAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Near East office director, Luciano Pezzotti March 22. Pezzotti said Italy shared our concern over the human rights situation in Syria; however, Italy was not planning on issuing any statements concerning the election. He said Italy would support a [...] |
2007-03-22 15:46:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PHUM SY IT |
| 07ROME593 |
IRAN: BOI INSPECTOR TO MONITOR BANK SEPAH ROME [...] (C/NF) Summary: The Bank of Italy (BOI) recently issued Iranian Bank Sepah's Rome branch an order to cease all business with any entity listed in the Annex to UNSCR 1737. Additionally, after Econoffs visited with BOI officials, BOI sent an inspector to monitor the branch's activities "indef [...] |
2007-03-23 10:49:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PREL IR IT |
| 07ROME600 |
CORRECTED COPY - IRAN: BOI INSPECTOR TO MONITOR [...] (C/NF) Summary: The Bank of Italy (BOI) recently issued an order to Iranian Bank Sepah's Rome branch to cease all business with any entity listed in the Annex to UNSCR 1737. Additionally, after Econoffs visited with BOI officials, BOI sent an inspector to monitor the branch's activities " [...] |
2007-03-23 15:51:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PREL IR IT |
| 07ROME601 |
ITALY STUDYING DEMARCHE ON UNHRC OCCUPIED [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-23 15:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNHRC IT |
| 07ROME625 |
ITALY ISSUES DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF AHTISAARI'S [...] (U) On March 26, the Italian MFA issued a statement in support of UNOSEK Ahtisaari's proposal for Kosovo and pledged to work toward finding a status solution for Kosovo in the UNSC. The statement also welcomed the role of NATO and EU in ensuring the stability of the region. Text of statement [...] |
2007-03-27 15:16:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNMIK YI EU IT |
| 07ROME627 |
ITALY: SUDAN SANCTIONS COULD HARDEN KHARTOUM, NEED [...] (C) Summary. While Italy considered Sudanese President Bashir's March 6 letter to SYG Ban unsatisfactory, the GOI thought it was too early to call it a rejection of the agreement on the Darfur UN Heavy Support Package (HSP). Italy did not believe that sanctions were the best solution as they [...] |
2007-03-27 15:53:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL CD CT UNSC KPKO IT |
| 07ROME628 |
BANK OF ITALY ACTS AGAINST BANK SEPAH ROME [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Bank of Italy (BOI) has sent two "provisional administrators" to manage Bank Sepah Rome's affairs for the next 60 days, effectively placing the branch under BOI control. After that, BOI will decide whether to request that the Ministry of Finance (MOF) appoint a "special [...] |
2007-03-27 17:00:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | KNNP PARM PREL EFIN KTFN ETTC ECON IR IT |
| 07ROME634 |
ITALY AND GUANTANAMO DETAINEES: AMBASSADOR WILL [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-28 12:36:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC XG IT |
| 07ROME651 |
FUNDING DECREE FOR ITALIAN MILITARY MISSIONS [...] March 27, the Italian Senate approved a government decree authorizing calendar year expenditures for "Italian Participation in Humanitarian and International Missions," all of Italy's military missions abroad The full Italian language text of the decree and a detailed English summary are avai [...] |
2007-03-30 11:43:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MOPS EAID PTER NATO UN AF AL LN SU SO |
| 07ROME663 |
ITALY: PRODI GOVERNMENT STANDS ON BERLUSCONI'S [...] (C/NF) PM Prodi remains weak despite his legislative success in the March 27 Senate vote to extend funding by one year for Italy's military missions abroad. His center-left coalition failed to pass the decree independent of the votes of Italy's Senators for Life. The Union of Christian Democ [...] |
2007-04-02 09:49:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IT |
| 07ROME667 |
ITALY'S EXPORT CREDIT POLICY VIS-A-VIS IRAN STAYS [...] (S/NF) EcMin discussed UNSCR 1747, Bank Sepah Rome, Italy's export credit agency SACE exposure to Iran, and U.S. designation of Iran's Defense Industries Organization March 30 with the Ministry of Finance (MOF). The MOF confirmed the March 27 Bank of Italy (BOI) report of BOI actions taken [...] |
2007-04-02 15:02:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN ECON KTTP PARM KN PREL UNSC OECD EXIM |
| 07ROME68 |
ITALY STILL SUPPORTS BURMA UNSCR, WORKING FOR TEXT [...] No summary [...] |
2007-01-11 16:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNSC BM |
| 07ROME683 |
NEXT STEPS ON GOI PROPOSED ENERGY COOPERATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (U) Summary. In a March 22 meeting, Ministry of Economic Development officials reiterated the GOI's desire to sign a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding cooperation in energy research and development, first raise [...] |
2007-04-04 05:33:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG IT |
| 07ROME688 |
U.S.- ITALY DEFENSE TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary. Defense trade is a crucial and mutually beneficial component of the U.S.-Italy bilateral relationship, in which both U.S. and Italian firms benefit through collaboration on defense projects and technology transfer. The Italian military is involved in seventeen major weapon s [...] |
2007-04-04 11:53:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PGOV EFIN ETRD IT |
| 07ROME69 |
IRAN SOLICITS ENI INVESTMENT IN AZADEGAN AND SOUTH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S/NF) Summary. Eni CEO Paolo Scaroni told the Ambassador that the Iranian Energy Minister has offered Eni investment opportunities in Iran's South Pars and Azadegan oil fields. Scaroni said Eni is interested in additional inve [...] |
2007-01-12 06:50:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC EPET ENRG PREL IR IT |
| 07ROME697 |
ITALIAN FOREIGN ASSISTANCE IN 2007: AFRICA AND [...] (SBU) Italy's 2007 budget included 1.88 billion euros (0.12 percent of GDP) for foreign assistance, a slight increase from 1.81 billion euros in 2006. The Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Finance disburse most assistance funding. MFA's Office of Development Cooperation (ODC) -- Italy's US [...] |
2007-04-05 09:58:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN PREL PGOV IR LE AF IT |
| 07ROME702 |
ITALY: PM PRODI DISAPPOINTED BY U.S. COOLNESS [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador met for one hour April 4 with PM Prodi. Though paying lip service to our strong bilateral relationship, Prodi expressed disappointment that the U.S. government had not recognized the amount of political capital and effort he had spent on Afghan mission refinancing and ap [...] |
2007-04-05 14:44:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MAR MOPS SRYI UNSC |
| 07ROME703 |
WORKING WITH ITALY TO BETTER COMBAT FINANCIAL CRIME [...] (SBU) Italy has made significant strides over the past several decades in investigating and combating financial crimes, such as terrorism finance and money laundering. The government's highly public fights against the Sicilian Cosa Nostra mafia and the "Tangentopoli" ("Bribery-gate") scandal [...] |
2007-04-05 15:35:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER PGOV IT |
| 07ROME705 |
IRAQ: DE MARTINO PREVIEWS LESSONS LEARNED [...] Summary. Amb. Gianludovico De Martino, Italian MFA Iraq Task Force Director, told poloff that the Italian proposal for a lessons learned conference would focus on three topics: successful transition of security responsibility to Iraqi authorities, increased focus on PRTs as a tool in distribu [...] |
2007-04-06 09:49:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID PGOV IZ IT |
| 07ROME710 |
ITALY: FM D'ALEMA ON KOSOVO, AFGHAN NGO DETAINEE, [...] (C/NF) Amb. Spogli got FM D'Alema's agreement to make a clear statement in support of the Athisaari plan for Kosovo and was told that the FM did not think he could or should control an Italian NGO threatening to close its hospitals in Afghanistan unless one of its employees was released by the [...] |
2007-04-06 10:09:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL NATO UNSC EUN IT |
| 07ROME711 |
ITALIANS SEE SIGNS OF PROGRESS IN IRAQ [...] (C) DFM Ugo Intini and MFA Iraq Task Force Director Amb. Gianludovico Martino traveled to Baghdad, Abu Dhabi and Riyadh April 2-3 to discuss political developments in Iraq. In Baghdad, the Italians noted that the majority of Iraqi interlocutors, while concerned about the continuing violence, b [...] |
2007-04-06 10:15:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS IZ IT |
| 07ROME779 |
KOSOVO: ITALIAN FM SUPPORTS AHTISAARI'S CORE [...] (C/NF) I discussed the Ahtisaari plan for Kosovo with FM D'Alema in an April 5 meeting (ref B.) He assured me of Italy's firm support for the plan's core status provisions. However, he made it clear Italy felt work needed to be done to strengthen the non-status aspects of the plan such as the [...] |
2007-04-17 07:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UNSC YI SR IT |
| 07ROME817 |
KOSOVO: UN SECRETARY GENERAL GIVES ITALY RIGHT [...] (C/NF) Leonardo Bencini of the UN office of the Italian MFA told poloff that during an April 18 visit to Rome, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon told Italian FM D'Alema that he SIPDIS fully supported the recommendations by UNOSEK Ahtisaari and asked Italy to work in conjunction with other EU [...] |
2007-04-19 15:38:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UNSC YI SR IT |
| 07ROME820 |
ICI: ITALIAN PARTICIPATION NOT YET SET FOR FORMAL [...] (SBU) EcMin met April 20 with MFA Iraq Task Force Director Gian Ludovico De Martino to discuss reftel points. De Martino reported that the MFA had not yet decided who would attend the ICI signing ceremony on May 3. De Martino's aide, Giovanni Scopa, noted that if FM D'Alema could not attend [...] |
2007-04-20 12:29:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PGOV PREL UN EU IZ IT |
| 07ROME821 |
UNSCR 1747/OECD: ITALIAN VIEWS ON COMMON LINE [...] (C) EcMin met April 20 with Giulio Terzi, MFA Director General for Multilateral Political Affairs and Human Rights, and staff to discuss ref A points. EcMin began by explaining that we decided to approach the MFA, since previous meetings with the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and SACE (Italy's e [...] |
2007-04-20 12:31:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EFIN ETRD EXIM OECD UN IR IT |
| 07ROME827 |
KOSOVO: PM'S SENIOR DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR SAYS [...] (C/NF) Stefano Sannino, PM Prodi's senior diplomatic advisor, told the Ambassador April 20 that Italy's support for the Ahtisaari plan was clear, complete, and not nuanced. The Ambassador stressed the importance of Italy publicly expressing full support for the plan, including supervised indep [...] |
2007-04-20 14:47:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UNSC YI SR IT |
| 07ROME860 |
ITALIAN RESEARCH SATELLITE WITH U.S.-ORIGIN [...] (U). This is an action request for the Department. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (U) At 11:00 p.m. local Rome time, April 23, India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) launched the Italian Space Agency's (ASI) AGILE research satellite from Sriharikota, India. The 352-kilogram (774 pou [...] |
2007-04-24 15:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC TSPA KFPC ETRN IT IN |
| 07ROME877 |
ITALY: DS AND DAISY TO FORM DEMOCRATIC PARTY [...] (C) From April 19 to 22, Italy's Democrats of the Left (DS) and the Democracy and Liberty--The Margherita (Daisy) parties held what were likely their last respective party congresses. Both parties announced their pending dissolution and intent to jointly constitute a new Democratic Party (PD) [...] |
2007-04-27 10:53:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV IT |
| 07ROME885 |
ITALY: MINURSO TEXT BALANCED, BUT CONCERNED IT MAY [...] No summary [...] |
2007-04-27 16:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UNSC MO WI IT |
| 07ROME899 |
ITALIAN PARTICIPATION IN THE IRAQ COALITION [...] (C/NF) Summary. Although Italy withdrew its troop presence from Iraq in late 2006, Italy remains a committed partner in the political and economic development of Iraq through its PRT presence in Dhi Qar and its participation in the Iraq Compact and NTM-I. Italian political realities make it h [...] |
2007-04-30 14:33:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR MAS MOPS PTER IZ IT |
| 07ROME903 |
DARFUR: ITALY AGREES PRESSURE NEEDED, BUT WANTS [...] (C) Summary. Italy would ultimately support a UNSC sanctions resolution against Sudan, but publicly would like to maintain a neutral position as chair of the UN Sanctions Committee. Given UN Secretary General Ban's heavy involvement in Darfur, which he underlined in a visit to Rome April 18, [...] |
2007-04-30 16:29:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KPKO UNSC SU IT |
| 07ROME904 |
ITALY ABSTAINS IN EU VOTE ON BIOTECH SUGAR BEETS [...] (U) On April 19, Minister Counselor for Agricultural Affairs delivered reftel points on EU approval for import of biotech sugar beets and stacked biotech corn varieties to the Italian Ministries of Agriculture and Health. Officials in the Italian Ministries of Health and Agriculture told us [...] |
2007-05-02 11:28:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR ECON EU IT |
| 07ROME912 |
LEBANON: ITALY OPEN-MINDED ON SPECIAL TRIBUNAL [...] (C) A/S Welch urged his GOI interlocutors to support establishment of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon under UNSC chapter VII authority, asked for Italian engagement in pushing Maronite Leader Sfeir (who was scheduled to visit Rome at end of April) to unite Christians in Lebanon, and stressed [...] |
2007-05-02 14:33:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV XF LE IT |
| 07ROME918 |
ITALY: NO TO ZIMBABWE CSD CHAIR, EU PRESSING FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-03 12:32:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SENV UNCSD AORC ZI IT |
| 07ROME92 |
GOI PUSHES BACK ON AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SALE TO IRAN [...] (S) Summary. Econ Counselor recently discussed with the MFA's Arms Material Authorization Unit the canceled sale by a Finmeccanica subsidiary of air traffic control (ATC) radar to Iran (ref A) in an effort to enhance GOI understanding of U.S. export control views of dual-use exports to Iran. [...] |
2007-01-16 16:28:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC PARM PREL IR IT |
| 07ROME933 |
ITALY RESPONSE: PREPARING FOR WMO QUADRENNIAL CONGRESS [...] SUMMARY: Embassy presented reftel non-paper setting out U.S. views on the upcoming World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Congress to the MFA Office Director for UN Technical Organizations, Stefano Nicoletti, and to General Massimo Capaldo, Chief of the Air Force's Meteorological Service. T [...] |
2007-05-04 11:28:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TPHY IT WMO |
| 07ROME937 |
ITALY AGREES ERITREA A CONCERN, ISAIAS TO VISIT [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Horn of Africa Office Director Fabrizio Pignatelli May 3. May 4, Pignatelli responded that while Italy is concerned about recent actions taken by Eritrea, like the decision to suspend membership in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, Eritr [...] |
2007-05-07 05:37:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ER IT |
| 07ROME95 |
IRAN - GOI REACTION TO BANK SEPAH DESIGNATION [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: MFA Political Director Terzi told visiting EUR A/S Fried that Italy expects European Commission political directors to come to agreement on a common position regarding the U.S. designation of Bank Sepah, within the next few days. Domestically, the GOI is considering revising [...] |
2007-01-17 07:42:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PREL EFIN ETTC KTFN KNNP KN PARM IR IT |
| 07ROME96 |
FRIED PRESSES PRODI ON AFGHANISTAN, DAL MOLIN BASE [...] (S) PM Prodi opened his January 11 a meeting with A/S Fried by questioning the wisdom of the US strike in southern Somalia (he later reiterated this in public). Fried replied that the targets were suspected al-Qaeda terrorists and it must be made clear that Al-Qaeda has no sanctuary anywhere. [...] |
2007-01-17 15:48:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PREL MARR NATO IT |
| 07ROME971 |
ITALIAN IMPLEMENTATION OF ASSET FREEZE ON BANK [...] (S) The Bank of Italy (BOI) March 26 sent two "provisional administrators" to manage Bank Sepah Rome's affairs for sixty days, effectively placing the branch under BOI control (Ref B). BOI reported March 27 that Bank Sepah Rome is now "an empty box" -- i.e., the branch allegedly has no rema [...] |
2007-05-09 09:54:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | EFIN KNNP PARM PREL UNAUS IR IT |
| 07ROME987 |
ITALY PREOCCUPIED WITH OWN UN HRC CANDIDACY, HOPES [...] (C) Poloff delivered Ref A points to UN Office Director Leonardo Bencini May 9, urging Italy not to support Belarus' candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council, but rather to support Slovenia and a third candidate. Bencini responded May 10 that Italy was absorbed in its own candidacy for the [...] |
2007-05-10 13:46:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL UNHRC BO IT |
| 07ROME992 |
ITALIAN VIEWS ON OECD ENLARGEMENT AND FINANCIAL [...] (U) Summary. According to the MFA's Director General for Multilateral Economic Affairs, the GOI is already heavily engaged in discussion at the OECD Council on OECD enlargement and financing reform. Regarding OECD enlargement, the GOI is especially concerned that enlargement proceed in such [...] |
2007-05-10 15:01:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON OECD EUN IT |
| 08ROME1018 |
TFGG01: ITALIANS NOT LIKELY TO BE HELPFUL ON NAC [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-11 16:30:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PARM KCFE RU GG IT |
| 08ROME1019 |
BURMA: ITALY HESITANT ON FURTHER EU SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-11 17:10:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ETRD BM IT |
| 08ROME1021 |
SCENESETTER FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT'S SEPTEMBER [...] (C/NF) Summary. Mr. Vice President, Silvio Berlusconi's government has worked hard over its first months in office to regain its position as our best ally in continental Europe. Your September 4-10 visit comes as the Berlusconi government reconvenes for what promises to be an important legislat [...] |
2008-08-12 14:52:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IT |
| 08ROME1022 |
TFGG01: ITALY BACKS UNSC RESOLUTION ON GEORGIA [...] No summary [...] |
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