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### Viewing cable 06HELSINKI1037, DAS PEKALA,S OCTOBER 4 MEETINGS WITH FINNISH MFA

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06HELSINKI1037 | 2006-10-12 08:45 | 2011-04-24 00:00 | CONFIDENTIAL | Embassy Helsinki

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    DE RUEHHE #1037/01 2850845
    ZNY CCCCC ZZH
    R 120845Z OCT 06
    FM AMEMBASSY HELSINKI
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 2589
    INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE

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    C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 03 HELSINKI 001037

    SIPDIS

    SIPDIS

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/10/2016
    TAGS: PREL SENV ENRG ECON FI AF GT VE RS GG
    SUBJECT: DAS PEKALA,S OCTOBER 4 MEETINGS WITH FINNISH MFA
    OFFICIALS

    Classified By: Econ Chief Jane Messenger for Reasons 1.4 (B) and (D)

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    Summary
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    ¶1. (SBU) EUR DAS Mark Pekala visited Helsinki October 4-6 to
    participate in the Nordic-Baltic Chiefs of Mission Conference
    and to consult with Finnish officials on bilateral and
    transatlantic issues.  In separate meetings with Finnish
    Political Director Pilvi-Sisko Vierros-Villeneuve and
    Director General for the Americas and Asia Elina Kalkku,
    Pekala discussed Finland,s EU Presidency, the Middle East,
    Kosovo, North Korea, NATO, Georgia, and the October 24-25
    U.S.-EU High Level Dialogue on Climate Change, Clean Energy
    and Sustainable Development  (HLD), which will be hosted by
    Finland in Helsinki.  Vierros-Villeneuve gave an emphatic
    explanation of why Finland was unable to provide AK-47s to
    Afghanistan.  Pekala raised U.S. support for Guatemala,s bid
    for a UNSC seat and the status of the visa waiver program.
    End Summary.

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    Finland,s EU Presidency
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    ¶2. (SBU) Vierros-Villeneuve said that Finland,s EU
    Presidency had been "off-track" since the Lebanon crisis
    broke in July.  Finnish priorities had been subsumed to some
    extent by the situation in the Middle East.  Now that the
    crisis was entering a new phase, the GoF hoped to refocus the
    Presidency on upcoming events such at the EU-India Summit
    (October) and the EU-Russia Summit  (November).

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    Middle East
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    ¶3. (SBU) Pekala noted that Secretary Rice was in the Middle
    East to take stock of the situation, not to broker any
    particular agreement.  Vierros-Villeneuve agreed that her
    visit was important, and opined that support for Abbas was
    imperative at the present moment.  She said that she was
    particularly pleased that the Secretary had taken up the
    access/movement issue since the GoF was concerned Gaza would
    collapse unless progress was made in this area soon.
    Vierros-Villeneuve reported that when Abbas had requested
    additional EU assistance, Commissioner for External Relations
    Ferrero-Waldner had balked. This was unhelpful, and member
    states needed to come forward with assistance at this
    critical time.  DAS Pekala agreed that it was important not
    to punish the Palestinian people, but instead to engage in
    creative thinking about how to help them without supporting
    the current regime.

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    No AK-47s for Afghanistan
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    ¶4. (C) Vierros-Villeneuve said categorically that Finland
    would not provide surplus AK-47s to Afghanistan.  She
    emphasized that myriad problems made it impossible ranging
    from political considerations, to re-export license
    difficulties with Germany, to domestic legislation.  Finnish
    public opinion, as well as Finland,s parliament, would
    overwhelmingly oppose any transfer.  Vierros-Villeneuve
    worried that Finland,s leadership of the UN Small Arms
    Treaty process would also be compromised, particularly with
    its NGO partners.  There were licensing problems, since the
    arms originally came from (East) Germany.  Finland would have
    to secure a German re-export license and it was unlikely the
    EU,s Code of Conduct would allow this.  Finally, Moscow was
    already complaining about other AK-47 re-export issues, and
    transfer of the weapons in question would create further
    difficulties for Finland with Russia.  Vierros-Villeneuve
    noted, however, that Finland was interested in exploring
    other opportunities for assisting Afghan forces.  Pekala said
    he understood these serious obstacles; he asked for more
    specific information on the export-license issue, on domestic
    legislation, and on the number of AK-47s held by the Finns.
    He said he hoped to continue this conversation with Finland.

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    Serbia/Kosovo
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    ¶5. (C) Vierros-Villeneuve asked about UN Special Envoy for
    Kosovo Ahtisaari,s report at a meeting of EU Defense
    Ministers that the U.S. now believed the timeline for an
    agreement on Kosovo should be extended given the current
    difficulties.  Pekala replied that the U.S. continued to seek
    a solution before the end of the year.  During a recent trip
    to Belgrade, A/S Fried delivered a clear and unequivocal
    message to the Serbs that there was no going back.  The past
    (and the status quo) are unacceptable.  The only option is to
    move forward.  Vierros-Villeneuve agreed that there had to be
    a "European future" for the Serbs, including in the EU and in

    HELSINKI 00001037  002 OF 003

    other transatlantic institutions.  For its part, Finland was
    pushing forward visa facilitation for young Serbs so that
    they feel part of Europe and stakeholders in its future.  She
    added that Kosovo would be a top agenda item at the upcoming
    GAERC in Brussels.

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    North Korea
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    ¶6. (SBU) Vierros-Villeneuve said that the ASEM meeting had
    highlighted for the EU the importance of the North Korea
    nuclear issue for its Asian partners.  The international
    community needs to send Pyongyang a clear message that
    threats to carry out a nuclear test - especially with a
    showdown with Iran looming - are unacceptable.  If North
    Korea actually carried out a test, it should be severely
    condemned, and real consequences should result.  (Note: The
    EU subsequently released a statement condemning North
    Korea,s nuclear test.)

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    Georgia
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    ¶7. (SBU) Vierros-Villeneuve agreed with Pekala about the
    seriousness of the situation in Georgia and the need to show
    support for Georgian sovereignty.  She said that upon his
    recent return from Tbilisi, Finnish FM Tuomioja told Russian
    FM Lavrov that Moscow,s response was disproportionate.
    Vierros-Villeneuve believed that a strong message also needed
    to be sent to the Georgians that the time was not right to
    challenge Russia.  Vierros-Villeneuve observed that the
    Russian were feeling strong right now, and that Georgia had
    developed an unhelpful tendency to present the EU with
    successive "faits accomplis" when bucking Moscow.  DAS Pekala
    agreed about counseling restraint on Georgia,s part, but
    said Tbilisi needed to know that the door was open to EU and
    NATO membership and a European future.

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    NATO
    ----
    ¶8. (C) Vierros-Villeneuve said that Finland had agreed to
    postpone release of the Finnish-Swedish enhanced partnership
    proposal until the new Swedish government was formed; the
    proposal would carry more weight with the new government,s
    backing.  DAS Pekala agreed this could be helpful, but
    cautioned against waiting too long.

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    High Level Dialogue
    -------------------
    ¶9. (U) MFA Director General for Asia and the Americas Elina
    Kalkku summarized preparations for the October 24-25 High
    Level Dialogue on Climate Change, Clean Energy and
    Sustainable Development, noting that it would be hosted
    jointly by Finnish Minister for Environment Enestam and
    Minister of Trade and Industry Pekkarinen with Commission
    participation by DGTREN, DGENV and DGRELEX.  The Finns will
    also invite the German Ministers of Environment and Energy.
    Hinting at bureaucratic difficulties, Kalkku observed that it
    had been "quite an innovation" to gather environment and
    energy officials together, but agreed that it made perfect
    sense given the natural synergies between energy and climate
    change.  Pekala thanked Finland for its efforts and
    particularly welcomed the co-chair role for the Ministers of
    Environment and Trade and Industry.

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    UNSC Seat for Guatemala
    -----------------------
    ¶10. (C) Kalkku stated that Finland would of course vote for
    Guatemala and although there had been no formal consultation
    among EU member states, she felt quite confident that the
    entire EU would vote for Guatemala.  She did note with
    interest, however, that a recent visitor from Uruguay had
    said that Latin America may not favor either Venezuela or
    Guatemala and may look for a third Latin American candidate.
    She also acknowledged that there was EU concern that Africa
    would support Venezuela because of strong oil ties.

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    Visa Waiver
    -----------
    ¶11. (U) In response to Pekala,s request for an update on
    visa waiver discussions within the EU, Kalkku said that she
    just received the Commission report that will form the basis
    of Council discussion.  She acknowledged that the move to
    require diplomatic visas as a proposed countermeasure was a
    possibility.  Pekala briefed on the visa waiver roadmap
    process and underscored that it was a serious and meaningful
    effort designed to move countries in the right direction.
    Kalkku advocated for any small step, such as Canada had

    HELSINKI 00001037  003 OF 003

    recently taken with Estonia.
    HYATT

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