Cablegate: Cyprus Likely to Follow Eu On Unga "Register Of

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R 081545Z DEC 06
FM AMEMBASSY NICOSIA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 7299
INFO RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE
RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW 2133
RUEHNY/AMEMBASSY OSLO 0202
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UNCLAS NICOSIA 002009

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DEPARTMENT FOR IO/UNP, EUR/SE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL UNGA IS CY
SUBJECT: CYPRUS LIKELY TO FOLLOW EU ON UNGA "REGISTER OF
DAMAGES" RESOLUTION

REF: STATE 193698

On December 4, PolOff delived reftel demarche points to MFA
Multilateral Affairs Deputy Director Marios Kountourides and
Middle East and North African Affairs Officer Dionyssis
Dionyssiou. The latter reported back to PolOff on December 8
that Nicosia still needed to consult with its UN PermRep
prior to the December 15 (per latest info) Emergency Special
Session on Register of Damages. However, Dionyssiou made
clear that Cyprus "would be interested in the positions of
other EU member states" and that it would work toward a
"common (EU) reaction." Post will report septel any
additional substantive response.
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