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### Viewing cable 06HELSINKI854, FINNS TELL SYRIA TO HONOR UNSCR 1701; SYRIANS

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06HELSINKI854 | 2006-08-24 13:50 | 2011-04-24 00:00 | CONFIDENTIAL | Embassy Helsinki

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    DE RUEHHE #0854/01 2361350
    ZNY CCCCC ZZH
    O 241350Z AUG 06
    FM AMEMBASSY HELSINKI
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 2361
    INFO RUEHXK/ARAB ISRAELI COLLECTIVE
    RUEHZG/NATO EU COLLECTIVE

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    C O N F I D E N T I A L HELSINKI 000854

    SIPDIS

    SIPDIS

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/24/2016
    TAGS: PREL MOPS PGOV MARR FI SY LE
    SUBJECT: FINNS TELL SYRIA TO HONOR UNSCR 1701; SYRIANS
    REJECT DISARMING OF HEZBOLLAH

    REF: A. HELSINKI 842
         ¶B. STATE 136196

    Classified By: PolChief Gregory Thome, Reasons 1.4 (b,d).

    ¶1. (C) SUMMARY: On Aug. 23 in Helsinki, Finnish FM Tuomioja
    told Syrian FM Al-Moallem that the EU expected the Government
    of Syria (GOS) to support the ceasefire in Lebanon and wider
    peace in the Middle East by respecting all provisions of
    UNSCR 1701; by honoring the arms embargo in Lebanon; and by
    toning down its "belligerent" public rhetoric.  The Syrian FM
    responded that the GOS supports 1701 and could support an
    expanded UNIFIL -- but only if the UN does not give UNIFIL a
    "peace enforcement" mandate, does not call for disarming
    Hezbollah, and does not place UNIFIL on Syria's borders.  He
    also said that Syria already proved its willingness to
    support the peace process by not entering the war, and warned
    that "by isolating Syria, the EU is isolating itself."
    Tuomioja told Al-Moallem that the international community
    would not view such demands as realistic and that it would
    watch Syrian actions carefully, urging Syria not to be a
    "spoiler" of the fragile peace in the region.  End Summary.

    ¶2. (SBU) Finnish Foreign Minister Errki Tuomioja met with
    Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al-Moallem in Helsinki August
    ¶23.  On August 24, PolChief and Poloff obtained a read-out on
    the meeting from MFA Regional Manager for Israel, Lebanon and
    Syria Sofie From-Emmesberger, who had served as note-taker.
    As noted reftel a, the GOF was not acting unilaterally, but
    rather in response to conclusions adopted at the Aug. 1
    extraordinarly GAERC on Lebanon.  The GOF emphasized that the
    meeting did not represent an upgrading of EU-Syrian
    relations, produced no commitments, and was intended to
    deliver a message to the Syrians demanding that they support
    the ceasefire in Lebanon and wider peace in the Middle East
    by respecting all provisions of UNSCR 1701.  Tuomioja held a
    low-profile press conference Aug. 23 from which Al-Moallem
    was excluded. There, he downplayed the nature of the meeting
    while emphazising EU expectations that Syria needed to play a
    positive role in the region.

    SYRIA AS POTENTIAL "SPOILER"
    ----------------------------
    ¶3. (C) From-Emmesberger said that Tuomioja opened the meeting
    by emphasizing that a fragile peace had been reached in
    Lebanon, but that the "ball was now in Syria's court" to help
    ensure that peace endured.  He noted that Syria had a choice:
    it could play a constructive role, or it could be "the
    spoiler."  Tuomioja said that the EU expected Syria to
    support the provisions of UNSC Resolution 1701 and, in
    particular, to honor the strict embargo on the shipment of
    arms to Lebanon.  He also asked that Syria remain politically
    supportive of the Lebanese government's efforts to gain
    control its territory and that it accept the presence and
    role of an enhanced UNIFIL in Lebanon.

    ¶4. (C) Al-Moallem responded by saying that Syria supported
    UNSCR 1701, although he complained that the resolution did
    nothing to solve other regional problems, including those in
    the Golan Heights, the Palestinian territories, or at Shebaa
    Farms.  The Syrian also stated that his government accepted
    the deployment of the Lebanese army into Southern Lebanon and
    a larger UNIFIL.  However, From-Emmesberger said, Al-Moallem
    insisted that UNIFIL's mission should be "peace keeping, not
    peace enforcement."  Syria would not accept a UN mandate that
    granted UNIFIL Chapter 7 authority or called upon it to
    disarm Hezbollah, he said, noting also that if UNIFIL
    deployed along the Syrian border, the GOS would view this as
    "an act of aggression."  Al-Moallem also stated unabashedly
    that if UNIFIL's mandate were purely peace-keeping and
    humanitarian assistance, "Syria could gaurantee UNIFIL will
    be respected by Hezbollah."

    UNREALISTIC DEMANDS
    -------------------
    ¶5. (C) As for Syria's own role, Al-Moallem argued that Syria
    had already played a positive role by not "entering the war
    and opening a third front."  President Assad took a lot of
    heat domestically for this decision, he continued, and the EU
    should see this decision as a positive.  He also said that
    the EU must be careful not to press Syria into a corner,
    noting that "by isolating Syria, the EU is isolating itself"
    because Syria can always turn to "other partners in the East
    or in Latin America" -- a formulation From-Emmesberger
    interpreted to mean, among others, Iran and Venezuela.

    ¶6. (C) Tuomioja responded that while the international
    community desired Syria's cooperation, it would view many of
    these demands as unrealistic.  Regarding UNIFIL's mandate,
    Tuomioja said that specifics were still being negotiated but
    that the UN had already (in UNSCR 1559) made clear that

    disarming the militias in Lebanon was a key to the process.
    He urged Al-Moallem not to mis-interpret UNIFIL's presence as
    a threat, and cautioned in general against "belligerent"
    public statements out of the GOS that served only to
    exacerbate tensions and potentially undermine the peace
    process -- this being a specific reference to President
    Assad's terrible mid-August speech, which forced the German
    FM to cancel his trip to Damascus.  According to
    From-Emmesberger, Tuomioja totally rejected Al-Moallem's
    other arguments, saying that threats about turning to "other
    partners" would only deepen Syria's own isolation, and that
    Syria's decision not to enter the war was simply the very
    minimum the EU would expect -- certainly not something it
    would "reward."

    COMMENT
    -------
    ¶7. (C) Comment: From-Emmesberger's read-out appears to
    indicate that Tuomioja delivered as tough a message as might
    be expected.  At a minimum, he put the Syrians on notice that
    the world is watching and, as we has requested (ref b), he
    delivered a hard message on 1701 and the need for Syria to
    respect the arms embargo.  Depending on how Syria behaves in
    the coming weeks, Germany may be the next to initiate contact
    with Damascus; this will be the subject of discussion at the
    Sept. 1-2 GYMNICH.  End Comment.
    WARE

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