Cablegate: French Support Somalia Piracy Contact Group
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P 231559Z DEC 08
FM AMEMBASSY PARIS
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5134
INFO RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 1656
RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE
RUCNSOM/SOMALIA COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS PARIS 002322
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E.O. 12958: N/A
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SUBJECT: FRENCH SUPPORT SOMALIA PIRACY CONTACT GROUP
MEETINGS
REF: A. STATE 133199 B. STATE 133750
(SBU) IO DAS-Equivalent Fabien Penone reiterated French
support for the Somalia Piracy Contact Group and plans for a
January meeting in New York. He stated that Anti-Piracy
Coordinator Ambassador Chantal Poiret was already in direct
communication with A/S Kimmitt about the proposed 13-14
January meetings. The level of French participation at this
point was unclear. With regard to the agenda, Penone
commented to poloff that mobilizing the international
community remained the key objective, with pre-cooking an
action plan of less consequence.
PEKALA