GOR HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 61ST UNGA

UNCLAS MOSCOW 008117 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR IO/UNP (HARRIS) AND EUR/PGI (ELDRIDGE),USUN (OLSON),NSC (WILLIAMS-MANIGAULT) E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA RS SUBJECT: GOR HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 61ST UNGA REF: STATE 112656 ¶1. (SBU) The MFA told us that Foreign Minister Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov will likely lead the Russian delegation at the 61st UNGA. The Foreign Ministry is awaiting Kremlin approval of the delegation list. There are no plans at this time for President Putin or PM Fradkov to attend. ¶2. (SBU) Travel dates for FM Lavrov have not yet been determined. There are no specific requests for bilateral meetings at this time, although the MFA expected that such requests would be received. FM Lavrov speaks English and would not need interpretation in meetings. ¶3. (SBU) FM Lavrov will likely be accompanied by DFM Aleksandr Yakovenko, Chairman of the Russian Federation Council International Affairs Committee Mikhail Margelov, and Chairman of the Duma International Affairs Committee Konstantin Kosachev. RUSSELL