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06MOSCOW1433
2006-02-14 14:21:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Moscow
Cable title:  

MOSCOW DEFERS TO GRULAC CONSENSUS ON NEXT UNSC REP

Tags:  PREL PGOV UN UNSC GT VE RS 
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/14/2016
TAGS: PREL PGOV UN UNSC GT VE RS
SUBJECT: MOSCOW DEFERS TO GRULAC CONSENSUS ON NEXT UNSC REP

REF: STATE 20173

Classified By: Ambassador William J. Burns. Reasons: 1.4(B/D).

(C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to DFM Sergey
Kislyak on February 8. Poloff double-tracked the same points
with MFA UN Political Affairs Section Chief Vladimir
Safronkov. Kislyak noted that the GOR had already been
approached by both Venezuela and Guatemala regarding the
GRULAC's 2007-2008 UNSC representation. The Russian
position, Kislyak said, is generally to support the regional
group's consensus candidate. Safronkov echoed the same view
and added that the MFA had referred both countries back to
their regional group without expressing support for either.

BURNS