Identifier
Created
Classification
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06TBILISI3061
2006-11-22 06:00:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Tbilisi
Cable title:
MFA RELEASES FOREIGN POLICY STRATEGY
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C O N F I D E N T I A L TBILISI 003061
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SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/22/2016
TAGS: PREL PGOV GG
SUBJECT: MFA RELEASES FOREIGN POLICY STRATEGY
Classified By: Ambassador John F. Tefft for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L TBILISI 003061
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SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/22/2016
TAGS: PREL PGOV GG
SUBJECT: MFA RELEASES FOREIGN POLICY STRATEGY
Classified By: Ambassador John F. Tefft for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (U) The MFA recently released its 2006-2009 Foreign Policy
Strategy document. The Strategy focuses on the goals of
territorial integrity, Euro-Atlantic integration, economic
growth, and the protection of Georgians abroad, and helps to
fulfill a requirement in Georgia's NATO Individual
Partnership Action Plan (IPAP).
2. (U) The Strategy lists specific actions to achieve broad
goals. For example, under the goal of territorial integrity
it lists developing and implementing peace plans for South
Ossetia and Abkhazia, internationalizing the peacekeeping
forces in the territories, and creating a joint UN/OSCE human
rights office to facilitate the return of Internally
Displaced Persons (IDPs) to the conflict regions. Under
Euro-Atlantic integration, it lists continuing the membership
dialogue with NATO, pursuing closer relations with the EU,
and adopting the European Neighborhood Action Plan (ENP).
Under economic growth, it lists the promotion of foreign
direct investment, exploiting the potential of Georgia as a
corridor for energy transportation, and stimulating tourism.
Under the support of Georgian citizens abroad, it lists
combating human trafficking, developing a network of consular
missions, and promoting Georgian labor migration.
3. (C) The Strategy is the first document of its kind issued
by the MFA. Helen Khoshtaria of the GOG Ministry for EU and
NATO integration told us that the document is designed to
meet objective 1.1.2 of Georgia's IPAP, which calls on the
GOG to "Provide more detailed, measurable and time-related
Foreign and Security Policy objectives to serve as a basis
for future evaluation."
4. (U) Comment: The publication of this clear and
comprehensive Strategy document shows that NATO's
recommendations are being internalized into GOG policy and
that the GOG is taking concrete steps to make its foreign
policy goals transparent and measurable. End Comment.
TEFFT
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/22/2016
TAGS: PREL PGOV GG
SUBJECT: MFA RELEASES FOREIGN POLICY STRATEGY
Classified By: Ambassador John F. Tefft for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (U) The MFA recently released its 2006-2009 Foreign Policy
Strategy document. The Strategy focuses on the goals of
territorial integrity, Euro-Atlantic integration, economic
growth, and the protection of Georgians abroad, and helps to
fulfill a requirement in Georgia's NATO Individual
Partnership Action Plan (IPAP).
2. (U) The Strategy lists specific actions to achieve broad
goals. For example, under the goal of territorial integrity
it lists developing and implementing peace plans for South
Ossetia and Abkhazia, internationalizing the peacekeeping
forces in the territories, and creating a joint UN/OSCE human
rights office to facilitate the return of Internally
Displaced Persons (IDPs) to the conflict regions. Under
Euro-Atlantic integration, it lists continuing the membership
dialogue with NATO, pursuing closer relations with the EU,
and adopting the European Neighborhood Action Plan (ENP).
Under economic growth, it lists the promotion of foreign
direct investment, exploiting the potential of Georgia as a
corridor for energy transportation, and stimulating tourism.
Under the support of Georgian citizens abroad, it lists
combating human trafficking, developing a network of consular
missions, and promoting Georgian labor migration.
3. (C) The Strategy is the first document of its kind issued
by the MFA. Helen Khoshtaria of the GOG Ministry for EU and
NATO integration told us that the document is designed to
meet objective 1.1.2 of Georgia's IPAP, which calls on the
GOG to "Provide more detailed, measurable and time-related
Foreign and Security Policy objectives to serve as a basis
for future evaluation."
4. (U) Comment: The publication of this clear and
comprehensive Strategy document shows that NATO's
recommendations are being internalized into GOG policy and
that the GOG is taking concrete steps to make its foreign
policy goals transparent and measurable. End Comment.
TEFFT