Cablegate: Serbian Response: Irisl's Uninsured Fleet and Evasive

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FM AMEMBASSY BELGRADE
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INFO RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC
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TAGS: EFIN ETTC KNNP XF ZP ZR IR UK XG XT SR
SUBJECT: SERBIAN RESPONSE: IRISL's Uninsured Fleet and Evasive
Actions Necessitate Denial of Port Entry Worldwide

REF: STATE 16220

On February 24, we delivered reftel non-paper to Miroslav Sestovic,
Director of the African and Middle East Division of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs. Sestovic said that he would share the non-paper
to with relevant Serbian ministries and that while Serbia had no
open water ports to deny entry to, the government would monitor for
attempts by the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines to obtain
liability insurance coverage from Serbian firms. Post will report
any additional Serbian government response.
WARLICK

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