Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07BUCHAREST227
2007-02-28 15:56:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Bucharest
Cable title:
ROMANIA WILL MAKE STRONG STATEMENT RESPONDING TO
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BUCHAREST 000227
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR/NCE AARON JENSEN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/25/2017
TAGS: MARR PREL EZ PL RO
SUBJECT: ROMANIA WILL MAKE STRONG STATEMENT RESPONDING TO
RUSSIAN THREATS AGAINST MISSILE DEFENSE IN POLAND AND THE
CZECH REPUBLIC
REF: SECSTATE 21640
Classified By: Political Counselor Ted Tanoue for Reasons 1.4 (b) and (
d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L BUCHAREST 000227
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR/NCE AARON JENSEN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/25/2017
TAGS: MARR PREL EZ PL RO
SUBJECT: ROMANIA WILL MAKE STRONG STATEMENT RESPONDING TO
RUSSIAN THREATS AGAINST MISSILE DEFENSE IN POLAND AND THE
CZECH REPUBLIC
REF: SECSTATE 21640
Classified By: Political Counselor Ted Tanoue for Reasons 1.4 (b) and (
d).
1. (C) DCM and Pol Counselor delivered reftel demarche on
February 27 to MFA State Secretary (de facto Deputy Foreign
Minister) Adrian Vierita. Vierita agreed that it was
important for Allies to convey to Moscow the message that
overreaction on the missile defense issue was neither
constructive nor helpful. He said that the MFA had been
surprised by the amplitude of the Russian response, even
though the basic outlines of the missile defense plan had
been quite clear to the Russians for a long time already, and
mused as to whether Russian histrionics could be part of a
larger approach to other issues including the CFE treaty.
Vierita agreed to bring the matter up in the Romanian
interagency and to press for a robust GOR statement.
2. (C) MFA Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Combatting
Terrorism Director Mihaela Vasiu subsequently told Deputy
Polcons on February 28 that Romania would make a strong
statement in support of the points raised in the U.S.
demarche and would continue to stand alongside the U.S. on
this issue. Vasiu expressed appreciation for U.S.
collaboration and policy coordination on this matter, and
noted that the MFA was aware of U.S. efforts to keep Russia
fully appraised of the Missile Defense plans including MDA
Lt.Gen. Obering,s brief to the NRC on February 28. Vasiu
echoed Vierita's comment that the Russian reaction against
the Czech Republic and Poland related to the missile defense
system was "strange" and, she added, there seemed to be more
going on with Russia than is apparent. She agreed with
Deputy Polcons that some of this apparent "strangeness" may
be related to the remarks reportedly made by Foreign Minister
Lavrov on February 20 linking Russian concerns of a U.S.
missile defense system with the CFE Treaty. Vasiu said she
would keep up appraised on the GOR's position as it develops.
TAUBMAN
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR/NCE AARON JENSEN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/25/2017
TAGS: MARR PREL EZ PL RO
SUBJECT: ROMANIA WILL MAKE STRONG STATEMENT RESPONDING TO
RUSSIAN THREATS AGAINST MISSILE DEFENSE IN POLAND AND THE
CZECH REPUBLIC
REF: SECSTATE 21640
Classified By: Political Counselor Ted Tanoue for Reasons 1.4 (b) and (
d).
1. (C) DCM and Pol Counselor delivered reftel demarche on
February 27 to MFA State Secretary (de facto Deputy Foreign
Minister) Adrian Vierita. Vierita agreed that it was
important for Allies to convey to Moscow the message that
overreaction on the missile defense issue was neither
constructive nor helpful. He said that the MFA had been
surprised by the amplitude of the Russian response, even
though the basic outlines of the missile defense plan had
been quite clear to the Russians for a long time already, and
mused as to whether Russian histrionics could be part of a
larger approach to other issues including the CFE treaty.
Vierita agreed to bring the matter up in the Romanian
interagency and to press for a robust GOR statement.
2. (C) MFA Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Combatting
Terrorism Director Mihaela Vasiu subsequently told Deputy
Polcons on February 28 that Romania would make a strong
statement in support of the points raised in the U.S.
demarche and would continue to stand alongside the U.S. on
this issue. Vasiu expressed appreciation for U.S.
collaboration and policy coordination on this matter, and
noted that the MFA was aware of U.S. efforts to keep Russia
fully appraised of the Missile Defense plans including MDA
Lt.Gen. Obering,s brief to the NRC on February 28. Vasiu
echoed Vierita's comment that the Russian reaction against
the Czech Republic and Poland related to the missile defense
system was "strange" and, she added, there seemed to be more
going on with Russia than is apparent. She agreed with
Deputy Polcons that some of this apparent "strangeness" may
be related to the remarks reportedly made by Foreign Minister
Lavrov on February 20 linking Russian concerns of a U.S.
missile defense system with the CFE Treaty. Vasiu said she
would keep up appraised on the GOR's position as it develops.
TAUBMAN