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C O N F I D E N T I A L PARIS 004095 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/07/2015 
TAGS: PREL CM IR IZ LE YI PARM FR EUN
SUBJECT: FRENCH ON JUNE 13 GAERC 
 
REF: A. STATE 105235 
 
     ¶B. PARIS 3921 
     ¶C. STATE 102505 
     ¶D. BISHARAT EMAIL OF 6/7 
 
Classified By: Political Minister Counselor Josiah Rosenblatt for reaso 
ns 1.4 (b) and (d). 
 
 ¶1. (C) Poloff spoke with MFA Common Foreign and Security 
Policy deputy chief Pascal LeDeunff on June 6 about the 
upcoming GAERC, and followed up with reftel (A) points on 
June 7 and reftel (D) points on June 10.  Reftel B notes that 
the French continue to oppose reimposing measures against the 
Cuban regime.  According to LeDeunff, the main topics for the 
GAERC in addition to Cuba will be Kosovo, the Middle East, 
the June 20 US-EU Summit, Iraq, Uzbekistan, and this 
September's UNGA. 
 
¶2. (C) On Kosovo, LeDeunff noted that the foreign ministers 
would examine the joint report from Solana and the EU 
Commission that assessed the role of the EU.  LeDeunff, who 
said he had not yet read the report, anticipates an 
"important discussion" of its contents.  He noted that the EU 
would stay engaged in evaluating the adherence to human 
rights norms in the region and on decisions related to final 
status. 
 
¶3. (C) LeDeunff said that topics in the Middle East to be 
covered include Israeli-Palestinian issues, and Lebanon -- on 
which the GAERC will issue language supporting the elections 
and condeming the recent attack that killed journalist Samir 
Kassir. 
 
¶4.  (C) In response to reftel D points on the upcoming 
Iranian presidential elections, LeDeunff said that the French 
share our concerns about the elections, and noted that the 
French are supporting a UK proposal to issue language on the 
election at the GAERC that would mark the EU's concerns. 
 
¶5. (C) LeDeunff also noted that the ministers will devote 
time to preparing the June 20 U.S.-EU Summit, and working on 
the declaration for that meeting.   The member states will 
also be seeking to arrive at a number of joint EU positions 
on various issues to be presented at the September UNGA, and 
preparing for the June 21-22 joint U.S. - EU conference on 
Iraq in Brussels. 
 
¶6. (C) LeDeunff said that the GAERC will again discuss events 
in Uzbekistan (as at the May 23 GAERC). 
WOLFF