newsitems Sarkozy Diplomatic Sherpa Levite +UN PeaceKeeping uSG Le Roy to ERFRA on Rusia/China role on Libya+
Sarkozy Diplomatic Sherpa Levite +UN PeaceKeeping uSG Le Roy to ERFRA on Rusia/China role on Libya+
*Paris/Elysee Palace/Angelo Marcopolo/- The importance of Russia and China's participation, tomorrow, to Paris' International Conference to support New Libya (See also other "EuroFora"s NewsReport today), co-organized by French President Sarkozy and British Prime Minister Cameron was highlighted also in short but topical statements to "EuroFora" by Sarkozy's Diplomatic Sherpa, David Levitte, UNO's underSecretary General for Peacekeeping operations Alain Le Roy, as well as Russian President Medvedev's envoy to Libya, Michael Margelov, President of Duma's Foreign Affairs Committee and former long-time Chairman of EDG Group in CoE's Assembly in Strasbourg (See also previous Margelov statements to "EuroFora") :
It's the 1st time that Russia and China will participate in a Paris' International Conference on Libya, since they had been absent in the March 19, crucial EU-USA/Canada-Arab Ligue-UNO Summit to help Libyan People, (See "EuroFora"s NewsReports from the event), but now they' anounced that they will be represented (China reportedy sending a Minister), as well as many other Countries who will be also present in such an event for the 1st time too, including f.ex. Turkey -whose Prime Minister Erdogan recently visited Libya to get a.. Gaddafi Prize for "Human Rights (sic !) and Cyprus, (who was earlier hesitant because of NATO's involvement, despite strategic UK Military Bases' use at the nearby island), at Foreign Ministers level both, etc.
Earlier today (see other "EuroFora"s NewsReport for more details), Sarkozy, indirectly but surely, highlighted the importance of Russia and China's participation in such collective moves, as well as South Africa's and certain other Key Countries, f.ex. when he stressed that France's active role in the Coalition's operation in Libya had been organized only at the basis of an "Explicit Mandate" with a "UNO's Security Council's Unanimous Resolution" to save Libyan people, earlier obtained by Foreign Minister Alain Juppé at New York, and that he "regretted" the fact that a similar move hadn't yet been able to occur also on Syria, despite "Massacers" , arrest, torture and muzling reportedly going by the Bashar Assad Regime, but launched a call to "fight for a Consensus" at UNO's SC.
UNO's decisions on Libya are also used for the urgent degel of at least part of Libyan State's Bank deposits around the World, which had been "freezed" since the beginning if the conflict as a part of Sanctions against the Colonel Gaddafi's regime. But degel decisions have already started to be taken, (mainly at 1,5 Million per Country 1st part), after the Rebels' succesful entry in Tripoli.
- "This time, China and Russia are going to be both present in Paris' Conference tomorrow (Thursday), and that's, indeed, important", stressed from the outset, speaking to "EuroFora", Sarkozy's Diplomatic Sherpa, the experienced David Levitte, (a long-time Ambassador to Washington DC, and also former President Chirac's adviser).
But Levitte appeared sincerely surprised and told us that he "didn't know" that Russian Envoy Margelov was due to arrive already Tonight, i.e. one Day Earlier..
- This was revealed to "EuroFora" by Margelov himself, who told us earlier, in a Phone Conversation, that he was already "crossing Airport Security check" in his way to Paris, where he felt that the fact that he would represent Russia. was "great".
Even if Russia hasn't yet officially recognized TNC, nevertheless, President Medvedev has recently sent Margelov to meet the Rebels' leadership at their initial Headquarters in Benghazi, followed by a trip to Tripoli, in an attempt to find a compromise for a Peaceful departure of Colonel Gaddafi, which faced, finally, a blunt refusal from the controversial General's entourage and personaly himself. The move was prepared as part of a Deal between Medvedev and Sarkozy, brokered on the sidelines of the recent G8 Heads of State/Government Summit at the End of May 2011, implying that Gaddafi should drop power and leave; (See "'EuroFora"s NewsReports from the spot).
But both China and Russia are notoriously concerned by the use of NATO's organization capabilities in Libya, and this, apparently remains a crucial point for them.But the possibility to use, if not for Libya now, at least for Syria a kind of Collective Peace-Keeping force, composed by all UN SC 5 Permanent Members, etc., wasn't rejected today by the competent UNO's Under-Secretary General, Alain le Roy, speaking to "EuroFora" :
On the contrary, Le Roy found that possibility eventualy "practical", and even added, positively :
- "I' am currently working very Well with the Russians, f.ex. on Helicopters, in South Sudan, as he revealed, smiling...
(NDLR : DraftNews, as already sent to "EuroFora"s Subscribers/Donors. Watch out for a full and more accurate Final Version, due asap.)
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Sarkozy and Merkel want deals with Obama on European Security at Strasbourg's NATO 2009 Summit
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In parallel but concording moves, EU Chair, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angie Merkel both invited this week US-President elect, Barack Obama, to discuss important deals breaking new ground on European Security during the NATO's 60 Years Anniversary Summit of Heads of State in Strasbourg, where Obama is expected to make his 1st visit to Europe as a President on April 2009.
Merkel focused mainly on smoother NATO - EU Defence and Security policy cooperation, while Sarkozy spoke about PanEuropean Security, associating both Russia and the USA, proposing to freeze missile and shields' deployement until an agreement is reached.
But both tackled some hard nuts to crack : Turkey's VETO against the participation of EU Member Cyprus to EU-NATO cooperation, and Russia's anouncement on deployment of missiles up to Kaliningrad, at EU's belly, in reply to USA's wish to set up missile shields in EU States such as Poland or Czech Republic, etc.
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- "Certainly...one of the points that we'll dicuss with the New US President", Barak OBAMA, "who will come f'or the 1st time in Europe as president, at the NATO Summit", co-hosted by France and Germany in Strasbourg, ""concerns, above all, the European Security and Defence Policy" (ESDP), and "the relations between NATO and its partners", with whom it should "work together", anounced earlier this week Merkel.
We must find "a reasonable and adequate concept to articulate NATO and European Security and Defense policy", because of a "series of practical issues, sometimes difficult to understand", but that "we must discuss".
- "An example" of that is "the issue of Cyprus and Turkey", said Merkel, where Ankara raises problems "from Kosovo up to Afghanistan", as also CoE's chair, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt recently observed in Strasbourg replying to EuroFora's questions.
- "We must do something to smoothen this problem for good, and not only on a case-by-case basis, laboriously negotiated each time". Here, we must find "a reasonable and adequate concept to articulate NATO and European Security and Defense policy", Merkel stressed.
- "With good will from all sides, it could and should be posible. Germany wants also to help on that". Otherwise, "the coming generations will not understand why it took Decades to do so". But, if we "don't even achieve that for Decades, this would be an Historic Failure !", the German Chancellor warned
- "I think that our American partners are increasingly realizing that", Merkel said, pleading for "a stronger European Security and Defence policy, with which, I believe, the Atlantic Security Partnership can also strengthen and solidify".
Meanwhile, USA is also due to take in 2009 a special status inside EU-led EUROCORPS, the European Army HeadQuarters, based in Strasbourg.
Merkel said that after meeting in Berlin with NATO's Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, earlier this week, precisely in order to "prepare NATO's Summit", scheduled for the beginning of April 2009 in Strasbourg.
Scheffe, knows well Strasbourg, since he chaired the CoE, as Holland's Foreign Minister, when he brokered a controversial deal precisely on Turkey and Cyprus about the implementation of ECHR judgements on Greek Cypriot displaced persons' houses and properties in 2003. He returned later at least once, for a WEO meeting at the CoE, where he precisely had highlighted such EU - NATO issues.
EU Commission's 2008 Report on Turkey has just observed that, on European Defense - Security policy, "Turkey continues to object to EU-NATO Cooperation which would involve all EU Member States". "This created Problems for EU-NATO co-operation in the context of Civilian ESDP missions, in particular in Kosovo and Afghanistan".
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French EU Chair, President Sarkozy and Merkel are visiting Washington on Friday and Saturday for a Global G-20 Summit with current US President George Bush, on the sidelines of which are expected preparatory contacts with US President-elect Obama's entourage, even if himself might stay in Chicago until he takes over on January 21.
Before going to Washington, Sarkozy concluded today an UE - Russia Summit with Dmitry Medvedev, where they "spoke in length on PanEuropean Security" :
- As EU President, I proposed that we meet on mid-2009 in a framework such as OSCE's in order to set the foundations of a Future Pan-European Security, which would associate Russia and USA, and that, meanwhile, nobody speaks about deploying missiles or shields, which complicate the situation".
- NATO's Summit in Strasbourg-Kehl, on April 2009 is a perfect occasion to discuss with our American friends and to prepare a possible OSCE Summit for these issues f.ex. for June or July", Sarkozy concluded.
- We must all abstain from Unilateral measures" dangerous for Europe's security. "Russia only reacted to decisions taken by some other countries. But if they are ready to cooperate, we are ready to discuss. EU could be an intermediary", added Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, before going himself too at the Washington G-20 Economic Summit.