Cablegate: Finnish Response: Syria's Sham Presidential

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TAGS: KDEM PREL PHUM SY EUN FI
SUBJECT: FINNISH RESPONSE: SYRIA'S SHAM PRESIDENTIAL
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Classified By: PolChief Greg Thome, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).

(C) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Finnish MFA Deputy
Middle East Director Sofie Fromm-Emmesberger May 25. She
welcomed our points, noting that Syria's upcoming
"referendum" is not a helpful exercise in the region.
Finland does not plan to issue any statements prior to the
vote, Fromm-Emmesberger said, but may do so in the aftermath
and expects the EU will.
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