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06MOSCOW5742
2006-05-31 13:26:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Moscow
Cable title:  

RUSSIA WANTS TO SEND OBSERVER TO BLACK SEA FORUM

Tags:  PREL NATO MARR MOPS RO RS 
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DE RUEHMO #5742 1511326
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
P 311326Z MAY 06
FM AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 6755
INFO RUEHXP/ALL NATO POST COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHKB/AMEMBASSY BAKU PRIORITY 0343
RUEHCH/AMEMBASSY CHISINAU PRIORITY 1006
RUEHKV/AMEMBASSY KIEV PRIORITY 8890
RUEHSI/AMEMBASSY TBILISI PRIORITY 3754
RUEHYE/AMEMBASSY YEREVAN PRIORITY 0419
C O N F I D E N T I A L MOSCOW 005742 

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SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/31/2016
TAGS: PREL NATO MARR MOPS RO RS
SUBJECT: RUSSIA WANTS TO SEND OBSERVER TO BLACK SEA FORUM

REF: STATE 79658

Classified By: Minister-Counselor for Political Affairs Kirk Augustine.
For Reasons 1.4 (B/D).

C O N F I D E N T I A L MOSCOW 005742

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/31/2016
TAGS: PREL NATO MARR MOPS RO RS
SUBJECT: RUSSIA WANTS TO SEND OBSERVER TO BLACK SEA FORUM

REF: STATE 79658

Classified By: Minister-Counselor for Political Affairs Kirk Augustine.
For Reasons 1.4 (B/D).


1. (C) We discussed reftel May 25 with MFA Romanian Section
Chief Igor Inyushkin. He agreed that the U.S. and Russia
shared common interests in the Black Sea region and
appreciated Washington's endorsement of existing regional
institutions, underlining Russia's hope that Moscow would be
able to reinvigorate the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
organization during its chairmanship. Inyushkin reserved
comment on BLACKSEAFOR and other questions on security
cooperation.


2. (C) Turning to the Black Sea Forum, Inyushkin said
Russia was likely to send its Ambassador in Bucharest to
attend the Forum as an observer. Moscow still had questions
about the Forum's value and regarded it as essentially
duplicative of existing groups, but wanted to make sure it
understood what the Forum was trying to accomplish before
making any final decisions about Russia's role in the
organization. Inyushkin was not sure whether the Romanians
would accept observers at the Forum's initial meeting.
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