Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06BUCHAREST573
2006-04-04 14:18:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Bucharest
Cable title:
ROMANIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ENGAGING GEORGIA
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BUCHAREST 000573
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EUR/NCE BILL SILKWORTH
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/04/2016
TAGS: NATO MARR PREL CG RO
SUBJECT: ROMANIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ENGAGING GEORGIA
IN NATO'S INTENSIFIED DIALOGUE
REF: STATE 51994
Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission Mark Taplin, Reasons 1.4 (b) and
(d)
(C) PolChief delivered ref points April 3 to MFA Director
General for Strategic Policy Cristian Istrate, Director
General for Non-EU Europe Rasvan Rusu, and NATO Division
Director Mihela Maghiar. All three officials affirmed strong
Romanian support for NATO to begin an "Intensified Dialogue
(ID) on Membership Questions" with Georgia. In December
2004, Romania signed a Memorandum of Understanding with
Georgia in support of the latter's integration with
Euro-Atlantic institutions, including NATO. Istrate
underscored that Romania remains "solidly committed" to this
undertaking and would be willing to "speak out firmly" in
support of an ID for Georgia at the April 5 meeting of NATO
Permanent Representatives. He promised to raise the demarche
points on April 4 with Romania's NATO PermRep and suggested
that USNATO touch base directly with the Romanian mission
prior to the meeting "if such strong expressed support" by
Romania would be useful.
TAUBMAN
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EUR/NCE BILL SILKWORTH
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/04/2016
TAGS: NATO MARR PREL CG RO
SUBJECT: ROMANIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ENGAGING GEORGIA
IN NATO'S INTENSIFIED DIALOGUE
REF: STATE 51994
Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission Mark Taplin, Reasons 1.4 (b) and
(d)
(C) PolChief delivered ref points April 3 to MFA Director
General for Strategic Policy Cristian Istrate, Director
General for Non-EU Europe Rasvan Rusu, and NATO Division
Director Mihela Maghiar. All three officials affirmed strong
Romanian support for NATO to begin an "Intensified Dialogue
(ID) on Membership Questions" with Georgia. In December
2004, Romania signed a Memorandum of Understanding with
Georgia in support of the latter's integration with
Euro-Atlantic institutions, including NATO. Istrate
underscored that Romania remains "solidly committed" to this
undertaking and would be willing to "speak out firmly" in
support of an ID for Georgia at the April 5 meeting of NATO
Permanent Representatives. He promised to raise the demarche
points on April 4 with Romania's NATO PermRep and suggested
that USNATO touch base directly with the Romanian mission
prior to the meeting "if such strong expressed support" by
Romania would be useful.
TAUBMAN