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Viewing cable 08BRUSSELS1148, BELGIUM FAVORS SOLANA AS SINGLE CONTACT POINT WITH

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08BRUSSELS1148 2008-07-28 15:05 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Brussels 
VZCZCXRO7773
OO RUEHAG RUEHDF RUEHIK RUEHLZ RUEHROV
DE RUEHBS #1148 2101505
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 281505Z JUL 08
FM AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 7772
INFO RUEHDM/AMEMBASSY DAMASCUS IMMEDIATE 0261
RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
 
UNCLAS BRUSSELS 001148 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR NEA/ELA ERICA MILLER AND STEPHEN NEWHOUSE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL SY EUN BE
SUBJECT: BELGIUM FAVORS SOLANA AS SINGLE CONTACT POINT WITH 
SARG 
 
REF: STATE 78880 
 
ΒΆ1. (SBU)  MFA Middle East Office Director Francoise Gustin 
told POLOFF that GOB agrees with the points presented in 
reftel.  The Belgians believe Solana should be the only one 
to have direct contact with the SARG.  Belgium is in favor of 
keeping open the dialog with Syria, but thinks the EU must 
have a common position and Belgium will work within it, via 
Solana.  Belgium has an Embassy in Damascus but is keeping 
its bilateral relations with the SARG low key. 
 
BUSH 
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