Cablegate: Iraq Compact Meetings: Italy Expresses Interest

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID EFIN PREL IZ IT
SUBJECT: IRAQ COMPACT MEETINGS: ITALY EXPRESSES INTEREST
IN ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING

REF: STATE 144134

1. Acting EcMinCouns and Econoff delivered reftel points to
Ministry of Finance Director General for International
Financial
Relations, Ignazio Angeloni, September 7. DG Angeloni stated
that
the GOI would be interested in actively participating in, and
contributing to, all three of the planned Iraq Compact
meetings.

2. Post learned from the MFA's Iraq Task Force that MFA U/S
for
North America, Vittorio Craxi, will lead the Italian
delegation
to the Abu Dhabi Compact Meeting.
SPOGLI

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