Identifier
Created
Classification
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06TALLINN671
2006-07-21 10:43:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Tallinn
Cable title:
TRANSNISTRIA: ESTONIA IN FULL SUPPORT OF
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UNCLAS TALLINN 000671
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OSCE PBTS PREL RS MD EN
SUBJECT: TRANSNISTRIA: ESTONIA IN FULL SUPPORT OF
U.S. POSITION
REF STATE 115371
UNCLAS TALLINN 000671
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OSCE PBTS PREL RS MD EN
SUBJECT: TRANSNISTRIA: ESTONIA IN FULL SUPPORT OF
U.S. POSITION
REF STATE 115371
1. (SBU) On July 19 Poloff delivered reftel points
to Jaan Hein, outgoing MFA Director for Eastern
Europe and Central Asia and newly appointed Estonian
Ambassador to Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova, on
Transnistria's proposed independence referendum.
Hein told us that the GOE is in full agreement with
the U.S. position, but as a statement from Estonia
would not "fly high on anybody's radar screens in
Moscow," Hein said the GOE was putting its efforts
in making the EU's common position as robust and
clear as possible.
2. (SBU) In a separate meeting on July 20, MFA
Director General for Political Affairs Aivo Orav
told us that Estonia and other likeminded members
were requesting a statement from the EU Presidency
with a demarche to be delivered to Moscow. Orav
indicated that Estonia is concerned that some EU
members were pressing for a joint EU-Russia
peacekeeping force in Transnistria. Orav commented
that this proposal was reminiscent of "Molotov-
Ribbentrop", and only rewarded Russia without
prising any concessions from Moscow. "First let
them withdraw from Moldova," argued Orav, "and then
we should discuss this possibility."
WOS
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OSCE PBTS PREL RS MD EN
SUBJECT: TRANSNISTRIA: ESTONIA IN FULL SUPPORT OF
U.S. POSITION
REF STATE 115371
1. (SBU) On July 19 Poloff delivered reftel points
to Jaan Hein, outgoing MFA Director for Eastern
Europe and Central Asia and newly appointed Estonian
Ambassador to Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova, on
Transnistria's proposed independence referendum.
Hein told us that the GOE is in full agreement with
the U.S. position, but as a statement from Estonia
would not "fly high on anybody's radar screens in
Moscow," Hein said the GOE was putting its efforts
in making the EU's common position as robust and
clear as possible.
2. (SBU) In a separate meeting on July 20, MFA
Director General for Political Affairs Aivo Orav
told us that Estonia and other likeminded members
were requesting a statement from the EU Presidency
with a demarche to be delivered to Moscow. Orav
indicated that Estonia is concerned that some EU
members were pressing for a joint EU-Russia
peacekeeping force in Transnistria. Orav commented
that this proposal was reminiscent of "Molotov-
Ribbentrop", and only rewarded Russia without
prising any concessions from Moscow. "First let
them withdraw from Moldova," argued Orav, "and then
we should discuss this possibility."
WOS