POLAND SUPPORTS UNIFIED APPROACH ON

C O N F I D E N T I A L WARSAW 002459 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR EUR/RPM E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/26/2011 TAGS: PREL PBTS OSCE GG MD RS SUBJECT: POLAND SUPPORTS UNIFIED APPROACH ON GEORGIA/MOLDOVA CONFLICTS REF: STATE 190264 Classified By: Political Counselor Mary Curtin, reasons 1.4(b) and (d) ¶1. (C) PolExt Chief delivered reftel points November 22 to Grzegorz Jazowski, Counselor in the MFA Security Policy Department responsible for OSCE Ministerial preparations. After consulting with his Department Director and others, Jazowski confirmed that Poland approaches the Georgia/Moldova conflicts much the way the U.S. does. The Polish government has supported from the beginning OSCE efforts to mediate these conflicts and believes strongly in the importance of achieving long-lasting solutions that respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the recognized governments of Georgia and Moldova. The GOP agrees with the proposed building blocks in reftel. ¶2. (C) The Polish delegation has been working actively within the EU Caucus to ensure that appropriate drafting language is proposed for the OSCE ministerial documents, and that a strong common position is achieved. Although Poland must respect the Finnish presidency and the designated EU leads and allow them to speak on behalf of the EU in most cases, it is always ready to consult with the U.S. and other non-EU partners as appropriate. ¶3. (C) Jazowski opined that the days of including strong Ministerial Declarations and separate regional statements have perhaps passed, since the Russian Federation has refused to accept any meaningful language on the Georgia/Moldova conflicts since the 2003 Maastricht Ministerial. ASHE