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PP RUEHAG RUEHAST RUEHDA RUEHDF RUEHFL RUEHIK RUEHKW RUEHLA RUEHLN
RUEHLZ RUEHNP RUEHPOD RUEHROV RUEHSK RUEHSR RUEHVK RUEHYG
DE RUEHRA #0802 3511218
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 161218Z DEC 08
FM AMEMBASSY RIGA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5488
INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS RIGA 000802
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ELA (MATTHEW IRWIN AND CHRISTINE LAWSON)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PTER LE SY UNSC EUN LG
SUBJECT: LATVIA SUPPORTIVE OF STL, NOT LIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE FUNDING
REF: STATE 129978
(U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Antra Tumane, of the MFA's
Middle East and Africa Division. Tumane stated that, although the
GOL supports the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) politically, due
to Latvia's current financial situation, the MFA would likely not be
able to contribute funding for years two and three.
ROGERS