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UNCLAS ATHENS 000403 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL AF GR
SUBJECT: GREECE/AFGHANISTAN:  SUPPORT FOR UN SPECIAL 
REPRESENTATIVE EIDE 
 
REF: STATE 25020 
 
¶1.  A/Political Counselor delivered reftel points on March 13 
on support for the recent appointment of Ambassador Kai Eide 
as the UN Special Representative for Afghanistan to 
Ambassador Alexios Christopoulos, Director of the MFA A10 
Directorate for Asia and Oceania.  Christopoulos responded 
that Greece was pleased and supports the Eide appointment He 
also promised that Greece would encourage an EU public 
statement in support of Ambassador Eide. 
 
¶2.  Christopoulos followed-up March 17 to report that the EU 
had already welcomed the Eide appointment in its March 10 
GAERC conclusions.  Greece does not expect further EU 
statements on Eide's appointment, but will support any effort 
by NATO to make a similar statement. 
SPECKHARD