Italy not committed on Gono

The Italian government said it supported the Security Council resolution on Zimbabwe which entitled the United Nations to intervene militarily in the southern African country but said it had no comment on central bank governor Gideon Gono at the time.

It was responding to a request from the United States to list Gono on the European Union sanctions list as the US wanted to include him on the proposed UN sanctions list.

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VZCZCXYZ0001

RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHRO #0858 1911600

ZNR UUUUU ZZH

R 091600Z JUL 08

FM AMEMBASSY ROME

TO SECSTATE WASHDC 0577

UNCLAS ROME 000858

SIPDIS

JEAN T CLARK

E.O. 12958: N/A

TAGS: EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC ZI IT

SUBJECT: ITALY: GIDEON GONO SANCTIONS RESPONSE

REF: SECSTATE 72065

(U) Econoff delivered reftel demarche concerning EU sanctions

on Gideon Gono to MFA Counterterrorism Officer Jessica

Cuppelini at the MFA on July 8. Cuppelini passed the

information on to the concerned parties, but said the GOI had

no comment at this time on this particular individual. MFA

contacts have made clear, however, that the GOI supports the

draft Security Council Resolution on Zimbabwe.

SPOGLI

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