Cablegate: Portuguese Accession to Recaap Unlikely Unless

Friday, 8 September 2006, 5:06 pm
Cable: Wikileaks
Ref: 06LISBON1922

VZCZCXYZ0002
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHLI #1922 2511706
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 081706Z SEP 06
FM AMEMBASSY LISBON
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 5131
INFO RUEHRL/AMEMBASSY BERLIN 0144
RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA 0534
RUEHHE/AMEMBASSY HELSINKI 0200
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 0291
RUEHNY/AMEMBASSY OSLO 0253
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 0363
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 0485
RUEHWL/AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON 0136
RUEHGP/AMEMBASSY SINGAPORE 0068
RHHMUNA/HQ USPACOM HONOLULU HI
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHDC
RULSJGA/COMDT COGARD WASHDC
RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS

UNCLAS LISBON 001922

SIPDIS

DEPT PASS TO EUR/WE DESK OFFICER (KEVIN OPSTRUP)

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EWWT KCRM KTIA MY PBTS PHSA PREL PO
SUBJECT: PORTUGUESE ACCESSION TO RECAAP UNLIKELY UNLESS
OTHER EU COUNTRIES SIGN-ON

REF: STATE 135670

MFA Director for Asian and Oceanic Affairs Luis Cabaco told
Post that Portugal agrees with the principles of the Regional
Cooperation Agreement on Combating Pircarcy and Armed Robbery
(ReCAAP), but that it does not have significant shipping
interests in Asia. He agreed to share information about
ReCAAP with government colleagues and with the Portuguese
Mission in Brussels for further consideration. If other EU
countries sign-on, Cabaco noted, it is possible that the
Portuguese government will be more motivated to accede.

Hoffman

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